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Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > St Emilion |
Colour | Red |
Type | Still |
This St.-Emilion offers attractive Christmas fruitcake notes, cedar wood, blackcurrants and spice in a medium-bodied, silky smooth, round and juicy style. It is up-front, tasty and well-made. Drink it over the next 10-12 years. Drink: 2015 - 2027
Cedar, ash, sandalwood, blackberry, with layers of nuanced, finessed yet gourmet flavours that Figeac delivers so well. The oak is fully integrated at 17 years old, beginning to hit its stride, and the exuberance is tempered by savoury redcurrant and soft tobacco notes on the mouthwatering finish. 100% new oak for ageing, 37hl/h yield from 40ha of vines. Harvest September 14 to October 3.
Tasted blind. Blackish crimson. Sweet and light. (First bottle corked.) Very different from most. Dances – lively. But there’s a hint of gaminess. Then the tannins really make their presence felt. This one should be kept longer.
Drink 2019-2037
Good full medium ruby. The nose offers blackcurrant, licorice, graphite, violet, minerals and exotic spices. Broad, suave and fine-grained on the palate, with fleshy but sharply focused flavors of currant, minerals and tobacco. Finishes classically dry and very long. This is St. Emilion with Pauillac and Graves qualities-and a superb vintage for this chateau, whose wine is easy to underrate in the early going.
Came 98th out of 184 wines
The floral scent is present, and the balance of alcohol and acidity excellent. For the moment, as is often the case with Figeac, it is not as impressive as some others, with drier tannins and lesser fruit; Cheval-Blanc for instance shows far better precision in the texture and after-taste. But I have no fear for the future. Drink from 2015.
The finest Figeac since the 1990 and 1982, the restrained, but complex 2005 exhibits notes of black olives, new saddle leather, tobacco leaf, and sweet cherry and black currant fruit. The wine is medium-bodied with racy tannins as well as a streamlined style built on finesse and delicacy rather than on power and concentration. Consume it over the next 15-20 years
The best Figeac since the 2000 and 1990, this dense plum/ruby/purple-tinged 2005 offers up sweet aromas of creosote, incense, fruitcake, black cherries, and cassis. With soft but noticeable tannin this impeccably elegant, medium-bodied, authoritatively-flavored, pure, long wine will be drinkable between 2009-2020.
The 2005 Figeac has a broody, earthy bouquet dominated by earthy black fruit, strawberry jam and black truffle. The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly lactic entry: mocha-tinged red fruit, cooked meat and a tannic, rather masculine but focused finish. It remains very closed and rather pinched vis-a-vis its peers. Tasted December 2012.
This shows wonderful chocolate, berry and floral aromas. Full-bodied, with velvety yet firm tannins. It caresses and lasts for minutes on the palate. This is a great Figeac
Blackish crimson. Mild, refreshing, non-exaggerated nose. Really appetising and beautifully balanced. Very fine. Sinewy. A right-bank exception. Lovely minty freshness. 13.5%
Drink 2020-2045
Savoury nose, well integrated and interesting. A little forward but a pleasure to drink already.This bottle faded a little fast
Savoury nose, well integrated and interesting. A little forward but a pleasure to drink already.This bottle faded a little fast
Mid crimson - paler than most. Simple fruit flavours with some freshness. Very cool palate impression with fine tannins obvious only on the finish. As usual, a relatively muted wine at this early stage. Very dry tannins on the finish for the moment but a good effort. Drink 2014-26