Château de Fesles: Tasting & Drinking
It was not that long ago that I would have considered my experiences with the 1990 La Chapelle from Château de Fesles to have represented the tasting of a mature wine. How wrong I was. The wines of Château de Fesles, in great vintages, clearly have the ability to age gracefully for many decades. I have tasted vintages as far back as 1924, and from great years – such as 1947 – the wines are still stunning, rich and dark in character, and yet still fresh and alive. My tasting of these wines in late 2011 with the Bordeaux branch of the Boivin family was a fabulous experience which opened my eyes to the potential of these wines. Having said that, I am not so sure that ‘recent’ vintages such as 1990 – which I now of course regard as a mere youngster – have the potential to age in the same manner, but only time will tell with certainty.
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