2025, Château de Fieuzal, PESSAC-LÉOGNAN, Blanc

53% Sauvignon Blanc, 47% Sémillon.

Owned by the Quinn family from Ireland with winemaking by Stephen Carrier.

One of the more compelling white wines in Bordeaux in recent years, the 2025 Blanc from Château de Fieuzal unfurls in the glass with an attractive bouquet of pear, white peach, spice, flowers and ripe orchard fruits. Medium- to full-bodied, layered and dense, it’s built around a fleshy, seamless core of fruit, framed by racy acidity that carries through to a long, mineral and precise finish. It's a particularly successful rendition and among the more complete whites of the vintage. 93-95 Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate.

This is medium to full-bodied with linear acidity and notes of green apples and peaches alongside a subtle textural element. It shows charming balance between concentration and freshness. 93-94 James Suckling.

I enjoyed this wine, as it shows vibrant aromatics of passion fruit and lifted tropical notes, kept fresh by a zesty citrus edge. The palate opens with a bright lemon–lime attack, leading to a smooth, ripe mid–palate where the fruit remains expressive without becoming heavy or flat. An impressive and characterful white Bordeaux. 94 Panos Kakaviatos, Decanter.