FZ: A living heritage
Constant evolution
Fieuzal creates wines that are memories of the past that can be kept and enjoyed at any moment. After 30 years of winemaking experience, our winemaker Stephen Carrier believes that there is no ‘right’ time to drink a wine, but that instead a truly great wine is great throughout the whole of its lifetime.
From the moment a new vine is planted to the many decades after a wine is put into bottle – every moment in between is just part of an exciting journey that keeps wines and the art of winemaking alive.
Red
The wines of Château de Fieuzal have a distinct allure that is inseparable from the place from which they are grown. Every bottle enables us to share Fieuzal's unique energy, bringing to life every aspect of our complex terroir in an intense but precise balance. Fieuzal has the intriguing ability to hold one’s attention, by combining flavour and feeling; the senses and the sensual. Fieuzal red is a delightfully complex blend of multiple grape varieties, authentically expressing the vineyard’s incredible diversity. Aged for an average of 12 months in French Oak barrels, the wine is elegant, confidently expressive and dynamic throughout the whole of its lifetime.
Vintage conditions
2013
A cold and dry winter brought with it a very harsh frost that considerably affected the quantity of fruit that we would later harvest. This was followed by a wet spring which made the flowering unusually late and partly explains the late ripening of the crop. A classic summer followed, with good weather, then a wet September. The 2013 vintage really was distinctive.
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Cabernet Franc
Château de Fieuzal: 2013
Tasting notes
The red 2013 is surprisingly fresh and generous, with a fairly deep colour and aromas of blackberry buds, blackcurrant and raspberry, mixed with hints of pepper and tobacco. The attack is intense but short, due to the characteristic acidity of the 2013 vintage. It is rare to taste a wine with this level of tension.
