Château Figeac - St.-Emilion 2011 (750ml)
Price: $300.00
Sale Price: $222.00
| Producer | Château Figeac |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St.-Emilion |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2011 |
| Size | 750ml |
Others: 96 Points
Vertdevin Tasted 11/2021
The nose is elegant, fresh and offers a nice power in delicacy, a little airy side, depth, a certain little straightness as well as complexity. There are notes of fairly ripe cassis, fairly ripe blackberries and more slightly cornflowers associated with small touches of small red fruits, pepper as well as hints of humus, undergrowth and an imperceptible hint of orange. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers juiciness, a nice freshness, a nice minerality, precision, a fine aerial richness, fat, subtlety, fullness while freshness as well as good definition. A nice salinity side, patinated. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy blackberry / blackberry, fairly small ripe red fruits and more slightly ripe / juicy redcurrants associated with fine touches of undergrowth, as well as a subtle hint of gravel / mineral, to very discreet saline hints, a hint of caramelization and a subtle hint of pepper (in the background). Tannins are precise, racy and structuring. Nice persistence and palatability. A side a little closed and “inviting”.
Decanter: 95 Points
The pronounced notes of truffles, graphite and spices suggest a wine that has attained its apogee. After aeration, black fruit including ripe plum comes to the fore along with spices as well as a touch of tobacco and meat. The palate is at first surprisingly creamy in the context of the 2011 vintage, but the powerfully tannic framework asserts itself on the long finish. Although very expressive of its terroir, this is such a singularly styled Figeac that it might be a challenge to identify it as such in a blind tasting. Tasted 09/2021
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