2005 Ch. Figeac, St. Emilion

Fabulously fine and ripe tannins coat this intense kernel of highly defined fruit. Screamingly good and in direct competition in quality terms with St Emilion rivals 10 times the price. The only downside is you cant really open it up now and get on with it...very frustrating! However have a little bit of patience and tuck it away with your other 05's and you're in for a total treat. Sumptuous!
(Simon Staples - Fine Wine Director - Oct-2008)

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.
(Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - Apr-2008)

Dark purplish crimson. Looks younger than many. Very solid and intriguing on the nose. Much less developed than most. Full and bloody on the palate entry–very dry – quite a different build, Angelus and Figeac are chalk and cheese…. Extremely dry rather than sweet. Firm tannins. Needs lots and lots of time.
(Jancis Robinson - jancisrobinson.com - 10-Dec-2007)