Wine Details

Château de Fieuzal • L'Abeille
Grand Cru Classé Graves
20049494
France • Bordeaux • Pessac-Léognan
60%
30%
5%
5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
Petit Verdot
2004 (1 in Cellar)
94
Jeff Tolmie - 27.05.2009
Brilliant nose! Rich toasted blackberries and plums, licorice and spice. Delightful balance in the mouth. I just love the mix of rich fruits and spice, licorice, vegetation. Long finish. I agree with my last rating. This is my kind of wine. Absolutely love it.
94
Jeff Tolmie - 07.12.2008
Beautiful ruby red with a charcoal like complexion in the middle. The nose is quite rough with rich ripe blackberries and licorice. It's almost as if this wine is growling at you to be prepared for what is coming. Wonderful elegant balance in the mouth - not rough at all. Soft round tannins and good integration on the acid. Perfect ripeness, bringing flavours of blackberry and herbs de provence. Nice long finish, balanced but a little bit one dimensional. Delicious. Very well made. I love this wine. It is 100% right down my alley.

One last note. I drank the last 150ml three days later. Despite the vacuum seal the wine had fallen pretty flat.
06.12.08
3
11.70
Carrefour
Notes
Alcohol: 13%
Vineyard: www.epicurious.com
Improvements to the estate in the 1970s have resulted in a string of excellent wines during the 1980s. The wines are thought to be comparable to those from a DEUXIÈME CRU (second growth) or TROISIÈME CRU (third growth) of the MÉDOC. There are about 12,000 to 16,000 cases of red wine and 1,500 to 2,500 cases of white wine produced by the nearly 82-acre château. The grape blend used for the red wines is around 60 percent CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 30 percent MERLOT, 5 percent CABERNET FRANC, and 5 percent PETIT VERDOT. White wines use SAUVIGNON BLANC and SÉMILLON, about evenly proportioned. The white wines, which have developed an excellent reputation since the mid-1980s, can AGE for up to about 10 years. The red wines will last for up to 20 years. L'Abeille de Fieuzal is the SECOND LABEL for this château.
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