"Cellartracker.com 92 Points
last bottle of 12 and still superb, level mid-neck, long saturated intact cork, lovely aromas off the cork, classic earthy Graves nose, really fine, classy, so complex, I could just continue to inhale all night, palate elegant, lifted, weightless, so fine, indeed a really fine wine, lovely, sorry to see it go but great to drink the last bottle when still at its peak 21/04/2021"
thewinecellarinsider.com; Chateau de Fieuzal is owned by Lochlann Quinn, the chairman of Allied Irish Banks. Lochlann Quinn purchased Chateau de Fieuzal in 2001 from interestingly, another bank. In 2006, de Fieuzal added Hubert de Bouard to their team as their consultant. The following year, in 2007 they brought in Stephen Carrier as their director and winemaker. Over the years, Chateau de Fieuzal has continued expanding its vineyard holdings through a series of purchases. By 2020, they were one of the larger Classified Growths in the appellation.
The large 70-hectare vineyard of Chateau de Fieuzal is planted for red and white wine grapes. 60 hectares of vines are planted to 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot, and 5% Cabernet Franc for the red wine grapes. This is a change in the vineyard showing an increase in the Merlot and Petit Verdot and a decrease in the Cabernet Sauvignon. 10 hectares of vines are used for the white Bordeaux wine grape varietals which are planted to an even mix of 50% Sauvignon Blanc and 50% Semillon.
Production at Chateau de Fieuzal is now on average, 24,000 cases of red wine and 3,500 cases of white wine per vintage
