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2005 Ch de Fieuzal Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan - 12x75cl
06A5FIEU _ 2005 - Ch de Fieuzal Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan - 12x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château de Fieuzal
  • Region Pessac-Léognan
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2012 - 2025
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now

2005 - Ch de Fieuzal Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan - 12x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château de Fieuzal
  • Region Pessac-Léognan
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2012 - 2025
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £689.47 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £57.45 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £540.00 In Bond
Please note: This wine is available for immediate delivery.
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  • Robert Parker, April 2008, Score: 90

    Smoke, black truffles, crushed rock, and leafy notes combined with earth, fresh mushrooms, and cassis result in a complex set of aromatics for the dark ruby/purple-colored 2005 Fieuzal. Medium-bodied with crisp acidity and high tannin, this serious wine is closed, but promising. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2027.

  • Robert Parker, April 2008, Score: 90

    Smoke, black truffles, crushed rock, and leafy notes combined with earth, fresh mushrooms, and cassis result in a complex set of aromatics for the dark ruby/purple-colored 2005 Fieuzal. Medium-bodied with crisp acidity and high tannin, this serious wine is closed, but promising. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2027.

  • Robert Parker, April 2007, Score: 91-93

    The finest Fieuzal in many years, the deep ruby/purple-hued 2005 offers up scents of plums, cassis, figs, damp earth, blue fruits, tobacco leaf, smoke, and hints of truffles as well as cold steel. Medium to full-bodied, rich, and deep with good underlying acidity and ripe tannin, this beauty will be at its peak between 2010-2025.

  • Robert Parker, April 2006, Score: 90-92

    A strong effort for Fieuzal, this dense ruby/purple-hued 2005 reveals aromas of dried herbs interwoven with creme de cassis, cherries, spice box, and toasty oak. With impressive density and purity, good underlying acidity for definition, medium body, and surprisingly powerful, rich flavors that expand and saturate the palate, it should evolve for two decades or more. Drink: 2006 - 2026.

Producer

Château de Fieuzal

Ch de Fieuzal is found in the Graves near the village of Leognan, not far from the vineyards of Domaine de Chevalier and Malartic-Lagraviere. On a run of good form since the mid-1980s both their white and red wines are consistently high quality, yet remain relatively good value.

Region

Pessac-Léognan

Stretching from the rather unglamorous southern suburbs of Bordeaux, for 50 km along the left bank of the river Garonne, lies Graves. Named for its gravelly soil, a relic of Ice Age glaciers, this is the birthplace of claret, despatched from the Middle Ages onwards from the nearby quayside to England in vast quantities. It can feel as though Bordeaux is just about red wines, but some sensational white wines are produced in this area from a blend of sauvignon blanc, Semillon and, occasionally, muscadelle grapes, often fermented and aged in barrel. In particular, Domaine de Chevalier is renowned for its superbly complex whites, which continue to develop in bottle over decades. A premium appellation, Pessac-Leognan, was created in 1987 for the most prestigious terroirs within Graves. These are soils with exceptional drainage, made up of gravel terraces built up in layers over many millennia, and consequently thrive in mediocre vintages but are less likely to perform well in hotter years. These wines were appraised and graded in their own classification system in 1953 and updated in 1959, but, like the 1855 classification system, this should be regarded with caution and the wines must absolutely be assessed on their own current merits.

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