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Chateau de Fieuzal

Pessac Leognan

Bordeaux

France

the wine cellar insider schreibt:

Chateau de Fieuzal like many Bordeaux estates is named in honor of one of the earlier owners who managed the estate at the start of the nineteenth century. After that, the Bordeaux wine property was owned by the Griffon family. The Griffon’s, who were lucky to have connections to Pope Leon XIII in Bordeaux, were able to fill the Vatican ’s cellars with their wines from the Graves region. Eventually, Chateau de Fieuzal was purchased by the well-known Ricard family. The Ricard’s owned multiple Bordeaux wine estates at the time, including Domaine de Chevalier and Malartic Lagraviere . Today, Chateau de Fieuzal is owned by Lochlann Quinn, the chairman of Allied Irish Banks who purchased Chateau de Fieuzal in 2001 from interestingly another bank.

Chateau de Fieuzal Vineyard, Terroir, Grapes , Winemaking

The 39 hectare vineyard of Chateau de Fieuzal has a terroir of gravel, sand, clay and small white stones in the soils. The Pessac Leognan vineyard of Chateau de Fieuzal is planted to red and white grape varietals. For the red wines, the vineyard is planted to 60% Cabernet Sauvignon , 33% Merlot , 4.5% Cabernet Franc and 2.5% Petit Verdot . On average, the vinrs are 35 years of age. But they have old vines as well. Their oldest vines are Petit Verdot, which were planted all the way back in 1908.

The white Bordeaux wine grapes are planted to an even mix of 50% Sauvignon Blanc and 50% Semillon . The vine density of the Chateau de Fieuzal vineyards is on average, 8,300 vines per hectare.

Chateau de Fieuzal completed a complete, multi-million Euro renovation of the estate in 2012. The wine making facilities have been completely modernized with 63 vats of wood and stainless steel that allows for parcel by parcel vinification.

Chateau de Fieuzal Winemaking

To produce the red wine of Chateau de Fieuzal, vinification takes place in a combination of 9 stainless steel tanks and 54 new, wood fermentation vats in a myriad of sizes. The vats range in size from as small as 15 hectolitres up to 185 hectolitres. The steel vats are used to vinify the Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. The oak vats are reserved for the Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The wines are aged in an average of 35% to 50% new, French oak barrels for between 16 to 24 months, depending on the varietals and the style of the vintage.

For the production of the white wines of Chateau de Fieuzal, vinification takes place in 50% new, French oak barrels. There is no malolactic fermentation. The wines are aged in 50% new, French oak barrels for between 16 to 18 months, depending on the style of the vintage.

Der Wein wird fachgerecht gelagert (Etikett, Kapsel und Füllstand siehe Fotos). Weine reifen mit dem Alter und es kommt zu geschmackliche Veränderungen. Entsprechend gibt es aufgrund des Alters keine Garantie mehr ob und wie schmackhaft / trinkbar der Wein noch ist. Das Geschmacksrisiko trägt ausschließlich der Käufer.