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2007 Château Figeac, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Ready, but will keep
Neal Martin MW
85/100
15/20
Jancis Robinson MW
16.5/20
Product: 20071009769
2007 Château Figeac, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Description

In a region with a worrying number of characterless, over-extracted, fruit bombs Ch. Figeac stands out like a shining beacon. In 2007 it has made another intellectual, aristocratic St Emilion from a Médoc-like blend of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. A fine, stylish, Dundee fruitcake nose is followed by a palate with lots of stuffing for the vintage. Boasting rich plum and blackberry fruit and coffee hints and an attractive streak of minerality, the elegant fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity ensure a glorious future. A real tour-de-force from this illustrious and revitalised estate.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2007
Alcohol % 13
Maturity Ready, but will keep
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Figeac

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 85/100
Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Figeac is a disappointing wine that really puts into context how far this estate has travelled in recent years. The aromatics take a while to really coalesce, eventually offering herbaceous red and black fruit, melted tar and bell pepper aromas, the latter emanating from the Cabernet component. The palate is medium-bodied with rather brittle tannin, very masculine in style with a firm backbone, but it comes across as rather mean and raw on the finish. I would be drinking bottles in the near future. Tasted February 2017.Neil Martin - 30/06/2017
Neal Martin MW, (Jun 2017)
15/20
Gentle raspberry, red fruit expression on the nose and palate with the oak just a little imposing in this sample. There's freshness and length in what appears to be a fairly soft, mid-weight wine.
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Jancis Robinson MW 16.5/20
"Very deep crimson. Toasty nose with a hint of oak. Very fresh fruit, pretty sleek texture and just a little too much sweet oak in evidence at this point. A hint of green on the finish. Pretty inky and fades fast. More transparent than most with a very nice gentle finish. Very `relaxed'. Doubtless it will improve in bottle as Figeac always seems to do so miraculously." jancis_robinson_mw – www.JancisRobinson.com – Apr 08
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2008)

About this wine

Château Figeac

Château Figeac is one of the leading St. Emilion estates and its wine, with its high Cabernet content, has often been described as the most Médoc-like in St-Emilion. The estate is located in the north-west of the appellation with its vineyards adjoining those of Cheval Blanc. Its 54 hectares of vineyards lie on a deep, Médoc-like gravel topsoil over a flinty, iron-rich subsoil. Figeac was promoted in 2022 to the level of Premier Grand Cru Classé A, the top tier of the St Emilion classification.
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