Chateau Figeac
A masculine, yet ultimately feminine beauty in perfect equilibrium, harmony, power and grace. Please, please just make it affordable for us mere mortals this year. Simply magnificent.
Simon Staples, Berrys’ Fine Wine Director
Case price (Bottle 6 x 75cl)
Bottle 6 x 75cl 4cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs
The finish is tasty, harmonious and refreshing. We loved the tension and underlying power of the wine. There is the coolness shared by the 2015s, but slightly more restrained. It's a wine which makes you happy to taste, drink and enjoy. Really delicious and complete, t is very much Ch. Figeac.
Blend: 29% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Cabernet Franc
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 1cs
D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 1cs
Neal Martin - erobertparker.com # 224 - April 2016
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Stuart Rae – Private Account Manager
Deep crimson coloured, with lots of red and blue fruit on the nose. 100% new oak but you would be hard pressed to tell, such is the perfect integration already. 50% Cabernet Sauvignon lends a lovely cassis note to the palate, with seamless tannins adding structure. This is a triumph for a tricky vintage.
Fergus Stewart - Private Account Manager
Figeac’s unusual terroir of volcanic gravel that was deposited there from the Massif Central during the ice age, is the reason for a high level of Cabernet in the blend. In 2013 the blend has even more Cabernet then usual and the result is stunning. Darkly coloured in the glass with a hugely aromatic note of intense pure blackcurrants and white spice, this is a tense wine with fresh acidity. A streamlined purity lifts the wine with layers of blackcurrants, leather, sweet cranberries and a granitic purity in the midcore. Brilliant. Final blend is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc.
Fine Wine Team
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum 6 x 150cl 2cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
(Simon Staples, BBR Fine Wine Director)
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 4cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
40% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Cabernet Franc
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Château Figeac is one of the leading St. Emilion estates and its wine, with its high Cabernet content, has often been described as the most Médoc-like in St-Emilion. Since 2010 Figeac has been managed by Comte Eric d’Aramon and his wife Laure. It is located in the north-west of the appellation with its vineyards adjoining those of Cheval Blanc. Its 40 hectares of vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon 35%, Merlot 30%, Cabernet Franc 35%) lie on a deep, Médoc-like gravel topsoil ('Graves') over a flinty, iron-rich subsoil.
The alcoholic fermentation takes place in wood and the malolactic in stainless steel. The wine is matured in 100% new oak barriques for 18-22 months. Ideally, the wines need at least 10 years-bottle ageing to show at their best. Figeac is classified as a 1er Grand Cru Classé (B).