Fieuzal Rouge 2009

Pessac-Leognan, Grand Cru Classé

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Tasting Notes
The 2009 de Fieuzal has a taut and rather backward bouquet, but it unfurls with aeration with black olive and gravelly scents. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins. This is so beautifully balanced with a nigh perfect line of acidity and a silky smooth yet persistent finish that is top class. Superb. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 2009 Bordeaux tasting. Score: 93 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2022-2045 01 March 2019
Tasted at a negociant. This is showing a little over-ripeness on the nose: black cherry, a hint of prune and clear honey. Moderate definition...just a little glossy for my liking. The palate is very tannic and masculine, just pushed a bit too much in the winery. Abrasive at the moment and very dry on the finish. Tasted April 2010. Score: 86 - 88 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 31 March 2010
Good bright ruby-red. Ripe, enticing aromas and flavors of blackcurrant, black raspberry, tobacco and graphite sexed up by an exotic suggestion of honeysuckle. Lush and silky on entry, then deeply fruity and spicy in the middle, with harmonious acidity giving shape to the fruit. Impressively dense for Fieuzal: this seriously rich yet vibrant 2009 finishes with serious but fully ripe tannins, excellent length and the structure to age. A big success for the property. Score: 92 Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com 01 July 2012
A terrific, classic Graves with notes of subtle smoke, black raspberries, black currants, graphite and unsmoked cigar tobacco, this full-bodied, deep, concentrated de Fieuzal is far more generous and deep than most vintages of the past. There is also a wonderful freshness and length to this somewhat oversized de Fieuzal while it still maintains its elegance and class. Drink it over the next 20-25 years. Score: 92 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2012-2037 01 March 2012
The finest I have ever tasted, this is an awesome De Fieuzal, with plenty of lead pencil shavings intermixed with blueberry, black raspberry, and sweet cherries. A touch of smoke also emerges from this opaque purple-colored wine. Full-bodied, with loads of glycerin, one can see the more generous, viscous nature of this vintage well-displayed, but also a terrific freshness and vibrancy. It should turn out to be a superb effort that drinks well for up to 30 years. (Tasted three times.) Score: 91 - 93 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2010-40 01 April 2010
(a blend of 45% cabernet sauvignon and 55% merlot) Deep purple, almost inky ruby. Toasty aromas of black fruit, tobacco and minerals, with a strong torrefaction character; I might have picked this as coming from Napa Valley. Smooth and soft on entry, with moderately intense blackcurrant and mineral flavors, this relies more on its tannic backbone than its fruit flavors for texture and weight. Finishes moderately long but a bit dry, with plenty of mouthcoating tannins. Today this wine lacks charm; should it put on more flesh, my score will look conservative, but I wonder if this wine will ever turn around. Score: 87 - 89 Ian D'Agata, Vinous.com 01 May 2010
Blueish purple. Light rather formless nose. Sweet start – too Napa Valley really! Rather drying tannins on the finish. Over extracted. Hollow. 15.5 points Score: 15 - 16 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2017-2025 02 April 2010
Rich nose of chocolate, smoke and toast. Spicy and flavourful with good rich black fruit and weight in the mouth, more so than in recent years. Hubert de Bouard is taking Fieuzal in a different direction.... He is on the right track, though the finish is a just little dry and tight. Score: 89 - 91 Albany Vintners, - 01 April 2010
Dense black red, powerful, smoky cassis nose, lots of concentration,flesh and grip, good intensity of very ripe fruit, good future. Drink 2015-25. (17 points) Score: - Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2015-2025 01 April 2010
Intense blueberry, coffee bean and toasted oak character follows through to a full body, with supervelvety tannins and a long, long finish. This is really excellent. Best Fieuzal in years. Score: 93 - 96 James Suckling, Wine Spectator 31 March 2010

Tasting Notes

The 2009 de Fieuzal has a taut and rather backward bouquet, but it unfurls with aeration with black olive and gravelly scents. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins. This is so beautifully balanced with a nigh perfect line of acidity and a silky smooth yet persistent finish that is top class. Superb. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 2009 Bordeaux tasting.

Score: 93

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2022-2045 01 March 2019

Tasted at a negociant. This is showing a little over-ripeness on the nose: black cherry, a hint of prune and clear honey. Moderate definition...just a little glossy for my liking. The palate is very tannic and masculine, just pushed a bit too much in the winery. Abrasive at the moment and very dry on the finish. Tasted April 2010.

Score: 86 - 88

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 31 March 2010

Good bright ruby-red. Ripe, enticing aromas and flavors of blackcurrant, black raspberry, tobacco and graphite sexed up by an exotic suggestion of honeysuckle. Lush and silky on entry, then deeply fruity and spicy in the middle, with harmonious acidity giving shape to the fruit. Impressively dense for Fieuzal: this seriously rich yet vibrant 2009 finishes with serious but fully ripe tannins, excellent length and the structure to age. A big success for the property.

Score: 92

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com 01 July 2012

A terrific, classic Graves with notes of subtle smoke, black raspberries, black currants, graphite and unsmoked cigar tobacco, this full-bodied, deep, concentrated de Fieuzal is far more generous and deep than most vintages of the past. There is also a wonderful freshness and length to this somewhat oversized de Fieuzal while it still maintains its elegance and class. Drink it over the next 20-25 years.

Score: 92

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2012-2037 01 March 2012

The finest I have ever tasted, this is an awesome De Fieuzal, with plenty of lead pencil shavings intermixed with blueberry, black raspberry, and sweet cherries. A touch of smoke also emerges from this opaque purple-colored wine. Full-bodied, with loads of glycerin, one can see the more generous, viscous nature of this vintage well-displayed, but also a terrific freshness and vibrancy. It should turn out to be a superb effort that drinks well for up to 30 years. (Tasted three times.)

Score: 91 - 93

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2010-40 01 April 2010

(a blend of 45% cabernet sauvignon and 55% merlot) Deep purple, almost inky ruby. Toasty aromas of black fruit, tobacco and minerals, with a strong torrefaction character; I might have picked this as coming from Napa Valley. Smooth and soft on entry, with moderately intense blackcurrant and mineral flavors, this relies more on its tannic backbone than its fruit flavors for texture and weight. Finishes moderately long but a bit dry, with plenty of mouthcoating tannins. Today this wine lacks charm; should it put on more flesh, my score will look conservative, but I wonder if this wine will ever turn around.

Score: 87 - 89

Ian D'Agata, Vinous.com 01 May 2010

Blueish purple. Light rather formless nose. Sweet start – too Napa Valley really! Rather drying tannins on the finish. Over extracted. Hollow. 15.5 points

Score: 15 - 16

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2017-2025 02 April 2010

Rich nose of chocolate, smoke and toast. Spicy and flavourful with good rich black fruit and weight in the mouth, more so than in recent years. Hubert de Bouard is taking Fieuzal in a different direction.... He is on the right track, though the finish is a just little dry and tight.

Score: 89 - 91

Albany Vintners, - 01 April 2010

Dense black red, powerful, smoky cassis nose, lots of concentration,flesh and grip, good intensity of very ripe fruit, good future. Drink 2015-25. (17 points)

Score: -

Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2015-2025 01 April 2010

Intense blueberry, coffee bean and toasted oak character follows through to a full body, with supervelvety tannins and a long, long finish. This is really excellent. Best Fieuzal in years.

Score: 93 - 96

James Suckling, Wine Spectator 31 March 2010

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