Ch芒teau de Fieuzal
Chateau de Fieuzal is named in honour of the family that owned it at the start of the nineteenth century. After that, the Bordeaux wine property was owned by the Griffon family. The Griffon鈥檚, who were lucky to have connections to Pope L茅on XIII in Bordeaux, were able to fill the Vatican鈥檚 cellars with their wines from Pessac Leognan. de Fieuzal was purchased by the Ricard family. The Ricard鈥檚 owned multiple Bordeaux wine estates including Domaine de Chevalier and Malartic-Lagravi猫re. Today, Chateau de Fieuzal is owned by Lochlann Quinn, the chairman of Allied Irish Banks.
The Bordeaux wine vineyards are planted on sand and gravel soils. The 39 hectare vineyard is planted to red and white grape varietals. For the reds, 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 4.5% Cabernet Franc and 2.5% Petit Verdot. The white grapes are planted to 50% Sauvignon Blanc and 50% Semillon.