2022 Chateau Figeac

Strahlend klar im Duft, mit einem ganzen Korb von frischen Cassis-Beeren, ein Cabernet-Duft, mit Würze, floralen Noten, das macht Gänsehaut; seidenweich im Auftakt, fast schon harmlos, packt dann zu, die Gerbstoffe umgarnen die satte Frucht, ungemein kompakt, von erhabener Grösse und mit ausgezeichneter Länge. Das Jahr 2022 auf Figeac wird nicht nur wegen der A-Klassifizierung in die Geschichtsbücher eingehen.(Trinken von 2030 bis 2065)

Deep nose with graphite, gravel, dark hazelnut chocolate, blackberries, blueberries and truffles. Really taut and tense on the palate with fresh, vibrating tannins and a very long, chalky finish. Compact. 35% merlot, 34% cabernet franc and 31% cabernet sauvignon. Lots of vibrancy and muscled tension here from an extremely hot and dry year. Drink from 2029 when the wood spices get more integrated.

98-100 Barrel sample. This wine, with its 65% of the two Cabernets, is dense and ripe, with great acidity and freshness. It is a beautifully textured and rich wine. The wine's concentration is impressive.

It takes nothing to sense all the intensity, freshness, and depth here. But, more importantly, it is the character. The wine is sensuous, sultry, and lively. The fruits are drenched in cashmere, and velvet that caresses your palate. The levels of depth, richness, opulence, and vibrancy must be felt to be believed. The finish, with its seemingly endless waves of black, blue, and red fruits, with their natural spiciness and purity is off the hook. The seamless finish looks at the 60 second mark, and keeps on going! This is the first vintage for Chateau Figeac as Premier Cru Classe A. With this wine, it is clear they deserve it. The wine blends 35% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Franc, and 31% Cabernet Sauvignon. 8% Press wine. 14% ABV, 3.7 pH. Picking took place September 1 - September 26. This is the earliest harvest in the history of Figeac. Yields were 34 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2027-2065. 98-100 Pts.

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, spices, cassis, nuanced, layered, scented, bright and nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, juicy, nuanced, the energy in this vintage is stunning, perfect tannins, so fine grained,The refinement is stunning, the texture is gorgeous, such length, layered, amazing wine and probably the best Figeac ever made. This is gorgeous, full stop!

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Almost like munching a lot of freshly picked blueberries, combined with spiciness and graphite note. The wine is juicy yet complex. Firm mid-palate with highly refined tannins. Precise, refreshing, seductive. Highly perfumed: violet in both colour and taste. Very long lasting. This was the earliest harvest for the family since 130 years ago. Note that this is their first vintage after classification to 1er GCC A.

Joli nez frais (belle fraicheur !), dense, pulpeux et offre une belle maturité, un petit côté macération/infusion, beaucoup d’élégance, une jolie gourmandise, de la générosité ainsi qu’une belle délicatesse. On y retrouve des notes de petits fruits noirs éclatants, de minéralité iodée et plus légèrement de fraise éclatante/fraiche associées à des touches de bleuet, à des pointes de bergamote, d’infusion/macération, de noisette toastée ainsi qu’à une fine pointe d’épices douces, de toasté et à une très discrète pointe de graphite. La bouche est joliment minérale, joliment fraiche, équilibrée et offre de la tension, de la gourmandise, une trame fraiche/acidulée, une jolie énergie, de l’harmonie, de la plénitude, un joli côté graphite, complexe ainsi qu’un discret côté serré. Joli apport des vins de presse ! En bouche ce vin exprime des notes de mûre fraiche/pulpeuse, de prune violette fraiche/juteuse et plus légèrement de cassis croquant associées à des touches de petits fruits bleus frais/pulpeux ainsi qu’à de fines pointes presque rôties (en fond), d’amande, de toasté, de graphite/camphre et de café/chocolaté. Jolis tannins poudrés, sapides, gourmands et veloutés. Jolie persistance.

Deep dark ruby in colour with an opaque core, purple reflections, and subtle brightening on the rim. On the nose, aromas of ripe black plum, dark cherry, underpinned with nuances of cassis and tobacco, a touch of candied tangerine zest, and delicate fine oak. The palate is juicy and elegant with polished tannins, fine acidity, and notes of ripe cherry, and blackcurrant fruit with a citric, saline minerality on the lengthy finish. Definite ageing potential.