2022
6x75cl
DP
£1,723.22
2022
6x75cl
EP
£1,518.00
Frederic Faye was in an ebullient mood, with good reason: he has a fantastic 2022 on his hands and it's his first vintage as a newly classified Premier Grand Cru Classé "A". As ever, Figeac is close to the perfect negroni blend of equal parts Merlot (35%), Cabernet Franc (34%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (31%). Only the second vintage to be vinified in the new cellar, plot by plot fermentations were carried out at a cooler 28 degrees (normally 36 degrees) using maceration by infusion and using no sulphur. Frederic describes the wine as "Expressive, complex and deep... vibrant and dynamic". It is a memorable Figeac harnessing the character and virtues of the three varietals to create a truly complex and ethereal St Emilion. A classic but expressive bouquet of cassis, violets, raspberry liqueur, eucalyptus, graphite and earth bounds from the glass. This is quite dramatic aromatically. The palate is more reserved. Deep and profound, quite thickly textured with a well of mineral infused fruit. Although intense, this is quite tightly coiled and takes a while to unfurl. Some more leafy cassis and herbal notes emerge with air. Wonderful Cabernet Franc aromas. It is clearly one of the wines of the vintage, a wine that keeps on revealing layers of nuanced fruit, all effortlessly encased in gloriously ripe and detailed tannins. Very dynamic and classy. Bravo.
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