chateau figeac 1er grand cru classe st emilion

Château Figeac

Château Figeac, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion, 2022

Name: Château Figeac, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion
Brand: Château Figeac
Price: 1295 GBP

98/100

Inside Bordeaux

97-99/100

The Wine Independent

98/100

Vinous

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2022
1x3L
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£1,183.28

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2022
6x75cl
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£1,295.00
2022
3x1.5L
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£1,295.00
2022
1x6L
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£1,895.00

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

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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Critic Reviews

98/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Velvety texture to tannins even at this early stage, showing the purity and finesse of Figeac, coupled with an expansion through the mid palate, a great vintage with damson, smoked plum, bitter cocoa bean, orange peel, lemon zest, black tea and liquorice. Juicy finish with oyster shell salinity, this clearly has decades ahead of it. 100% new oak. Harvest September 1 to 26 September. First year with Premier Grand Cru Classé A on the label, happily coinciding with such an exceptionally friendly vintage. Frederic Faye director.

drinking window 2032 - 2050

date of review 03/2025

98/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Figeac, bottled on July 20th, has an intense nose that, as I observed out of barrel, leans more toward the Left than Right Bank, despite a slightly lower percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon. It has wonderful delineation with black fruit, pine and a light graphite note that runs through from start to finish. A touch of incense emerges with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. It is still firmly on the Left Bank stylistically, with gentle grip and a stony aftertaste. The fruit will come back with bottle age, which you can see by comparing tastings in late November 2024 and then at the end of January 2025.

drinking window 2032 - 2070

date of review 02/2025

97-99/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

A blend of 35% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Franc, and 31% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2022 Figeac is deep garnet-purple in color. It rolls out of the glass with eager-to-please scents of juicy blackberries, plum preserves, and warm cassis, followed by hints of cardamom, chocolate mint, and cumin seed with fragrant wafts of rose oil and violets. The concentrated, medium to full-bodied palate is simply electric, shimmering with red and black fruit layers and loads of mineral and floral sparks, framed by firm, grainy tannins and amazing tension, finishing very long and energetic. This is so vibrant it tingles on the palate! pH 3.70.

drinking window 2030 - 2065

date of review 05/2023

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