2018 Figeac

Dieser Wein zeigt eine wunderbare Präzision und Fokussierung mit dem Charakter von dunklen Beeren, Tabak und Heidelbeeren. Vollmundig, dicht und lebendig. Solide und strukturiert. Sehr kraftvoll für Figeac. Dieser neue Stil von Figeac knüpft an die großen Weine der 1950er und 1940er Jahre. Dieses Jahr zu gleichen Teilen aus Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon und Cabernet Franc.
(James Suckling)

Love this vibrant, succulent and welcoming Figeac, great reflection of an excellent vintage in St Emilion. Has plenty of juicy damson and raspberry fuits on the opening beats, with gourmet black pepper and smoked caramel, and velvety tannins that wrap themselves around the fruit and carry it right through the palate. Drawn out finish also, with flecks of lemongrass acidity and slate minerality. Well balanced yet succulent, a little atypical perhaps of Figeac in its upfront charms, but hard to disagree with - and the mint leaf finish brings things back into line. Harvest Sptember 17 to October 12, 100% new oak for ageing.

97/100 Jane Anson

Figeac 2018 (Saint Émilion; 37% Merlot; 30% Cabernet Franc; 33% Cabernet Sauvignon; aged in new oak barrels for 16 months; pH 3.7; 14% alcohol; tasted at the property in late June 2023). I’ve tasted this a few times since en primeur and it’s now much more expressive than it was – having passed through a rather closed and introvert phase. It’s very expressive now – and very expressive of the vintage. ‘Solaire’ as the French would have it – sunny and radiant. But authentically and profoundly Figeac too with all that walnut, graphite and cedar. It’s floral as well. Patchouli, dried rose petals, gladioli (as noted en primeur). All of that returns on the palate, with a lovely twist of fresh white pepper. Rich, broad, a little more alcohol, but you wouldn’t notice other than in the context of the vertical here. More spicy than the more recent vintages, with a touch of liquorice root to accompany the green Szechuan peppercorns, cinnamon and clove. It feels sunny. But there’s loads of Figeac character here. The tannins, especially when one considers that Cabernet makes up nearly two-thirds of the blend for this wine, are immensely soft and seductive and the overall impression is of a golden fist in a velvet glove. Dark berry fruit – blackberries, brambles, blueberries and mulberries – with loads of graphite, a touch of cedar and the vibrant intensity of the first summer rain that breaks the drought. That lovely floral element again – violets, irises and gladioli (Dame Edna Everage would have loved this!). Lots of good choices were made here in the temporary wine-making facility put in place whilst the new chai was built. The wine is fresh and to have kept it to 14% alcohol is impressive (the 2016 was already at 13.9%).
97/100 Colin Hay; The Drinks Business