TN: 05 Fieuzal

[Michael-P]

05 Fieuzal (December 2008 in Lyon) - with my trip to Lyon in Dec 08, trip to NY in Jan 09 and moving apartments in Dubai in Jan 09, I seem to have misplaced some of my TNs, finding only the TN from day two for this wine: Thick, fresh concentrated cherry and blackberry, lots of smoke and wet gravel, very tannic finish. 89

[Houndsong]

I've had this twice about a year apart. The second go was better. The first time I found it quite simple and flat, a sweet cool-aid kind of wine lacking any backbone of tannin or acidity. In the second go it had tightened up some for the better. Still it seemed like a mostly sweetish blackberry affair. You must have got from the Parker barrel, or maybe this is trending up.

[Michael-P]

Hound:

Or maybe you just drank the Fieuzal too quickly? My samplings of 05s under $50 have mostly been indicating good QPR. For example, I don't recall any Dauzac or Fieuzal ever being as good as the 05s. That said, I don't think either will ever become +95 pointers. Still, nice wines.