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FIGEAC
St Emilion - 2006
1er Cru Classé "B"
Price:
80.00 €
TTC per bottle
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ASSEMBLAGE : 35% CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 35% CABERNET FRANC, 30% MERLOT
Robe rubis éclatant. Nez opulent sur les fruits frais, la mûre, la cerise, le cassis, le sous-bois et le café. La bouche est ronde et très agréable sur un fruit éclatant. Les tanins sont soyeux et d’une grande concentration. Le tout est bien maîtrisé, l’équilibre est parfait.
Robert Parker – 90/100 Drink 2009-2023 This elegant, precocious, surprisingly soft, up-front-styled St.-Emilion possesses a dark ruby/purple color as well as sweet aromas of menthol, fruitcake, cherries, and black currants. Round and medium-bodied with silky tannins and a sensual, evolved, precocious style, it can be enjoyed over the next 10-14 years. Jancis Robinson – 16+/20 Drink - Dark purple. Exotic notes on the nose. Light berries and some health. A little greenness then creeps in and fixes on to the palate with a rather vice-like grip. The disadvantages have been reasonably well disguised but this is making the best of a bad job rather than a work of art. Neal Martin – 89+/100 Drink - This is an excellent Figeac from...er...Figeac. It has a typical nose with earthy, red-berried fruit, aromas of cranberry, cedar and blackberry – the Cabernet Sauvignon driving it along. It will need a few years to mellow out. The palate is still backward but very balanced with chewy, bold tannins, very good weight – a Figeac that grips the mouth with notes of cranberry, raspberry leaf and a touch of sous-bois and tobacco. This will get better and better with time, as this wine has a penchant of doing. Drink 2014-2028. Tasted November 2008. |
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| FIGEAC St Emilion GC - 2004 1er Cru Classé "B" - 62.00 € | |||
Figeac is a very ancient estate dating from the Gallo-Roman period. Its origins go back to at least the 2nd century, at which time it belonged to the Figeacus family, who gave their name to the “villa” located on this site. Château Figeac has been in the family of the present owner since 1892. Thierry Manoncourt, later assisted by his wife, Marie–France, took great pains to renovate the vineyards in order to bring Figeac up to the level of the very greatest Bordeaux. Today, his daughter Laure and his son-in-law Count Eric d’Aramon have joined them in managing the estate, and perpetuating the family tradition.Figeac is located in the “Graves de Saint Emilion”. It has an unusual topography and outstanding terroir consisting of three gravelly outcrops. This explains why Figeac is the right bank wine chateau with the highest proportion of Cabernet grapes. It is a great but atypical wine, often called “the most Médoc of Saint Emilion wines”.
