1996 Château de Fieuzal Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 88.7 points

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  3/27/2023 - PSPatrick wrote: 90 Points

  Bottle and cork in good condition. Medium golden colour. Dried yellow fruit, physalis, lime peel, beeswax, wet wool, Macadamia nuts, a light spice component, and stony and salty minerality, with good acidity, an oily texture, and good length. Lightly oxidative. Orange- and lime-zest like bitterness on the finish. Drink now.

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  1/14/2023 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points

  12,5% alcohol. Tasted blind in a 1996-themed tasting.
  
  Pale to medium-deep lemon-yellow color. At first the nose feels very perfumed with pronounced floral aromas - however these qualities disappear very quickly, making room for more restrained aromas of birch leaves, some lemony tones, a little bit of crunchy Granny Smith apple, light aldehydic notes of green almonds and a developed hint of cooked cream. The wine feels dry, structured and slightly viscous on the palate with a medium-to-moderately full body and somewhat concentrated flavors of lemony citrus fruits and steely minerality, some tangy saline tones, a little bit of developed creamy character, light aldehydic notes of green almonds, a sharp hint of tart Granny Smith apple and a mineral touch of wet rocks. The high acidity lends great intensity and sense of structure to the wine. The finish is dry and somewhat evolved yet refreshing with flavors of steely minerality and lemony citrus fruit, some aldehydic notes of green almonds, a little bit of tangy salinity, light oxidative notes of chopped nuts and a vaguely green hint of birch leaves.
  
  A lovely, sophisticated and pleasantly evolved Bordeaux Blanc. My guess was an Alsatian Riesling that had developed some aldehydic green qualities with age, but it's possible that those leafy notes weren't actually aged nuances but instead just varietally correct Sauvignon Blanc notes. All in all, this was a quite enjoyable effort and otherwise not too aged, apart from those aldehydic nuances - which might suggest the wine really isn't built to last for much longer. Good stuff, but nothing thrilling.

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  1/14/2023 - DominikMueller Likes this wine: 91 Points

  A cuvée of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. Clear appearance. Deep, golden yellow colour. On the nose matured notes of dried oranges, crème brûlée with caramelized sugar, malty, elderberry. But also a slight freshness with physalis. A medium body. On the palate, an impression of oloroso sherry, again physalis and an acidity that does not last too long, but comes across as surprisingly fresh. Passion fruit. A slight bitterness at the end. I was really pleasantly surprised by this storable white wine, which is not only drinkable but very tasty with food. Still, it has undoubtedly passed the optimal drinking window. So, if there are still bottles in the cellar, drink up now. Rated 91 points.

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  11/18/2022 - PSPatrick wrote: 90 Points

  Bottle in very good condition. Medium golden colour. Yellow fruit, physalis, lemon zest, lime, beeswax, a wooly note, Macadamia nuts, a mild spice component, and light oxidative character, all build on a base of stony and lightly salty minerality, with good acidity and good length. Good body and concentration, with a smooth, oily texture. Pairs well with food. Drink now.

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  4/8/2022 - Akatz821 wrote: 90 Points

  This is still going! Won’t get any better, and probably was better in the past but now we’re talking a pretty high level of acidity and a slightly oxidative nutty situation.
  Birch wood, grapefruit peel, lightly toasted macadamia nuts, limestone

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