Château Figeac - St.-Emilion 2010 (750ml)
Price: $371.00
| Producer | Château Figeac |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St Emilion |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2010 |
| Sku | 8108 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 98 Points
Intense aromas of wet earth leaves sweet berries and cinnamon follow through to a full body velvety and dense tannins and a long and flavorful finish. Opulent style. Just opening now but this shows lots of stuffing even if it does tighten down on the palate. Integrated and fine. Drink or hold.
Vinous: 98 Points
The 2010 Figeac has a deep hue. The nose is quite introverted at first with dark berry fruit incense touches of fig and mulberry. The palate is beautifully balanced with a fine bead of acidity gorgeous pure fruit mulberry and dark plum gentle considering the vintage. This 2010 has softened in the last couple of years gaining depth towards the finish. Very persistent - this is just beginning to show what it is capable of. Tasted at the vertical in Berlin. - By Neal Martin on October 2021
Decanter: 97 Points
Many 2010 St-Emilion are over the top with high alcohols but not Figeac. The nose is starting to evolve with lush blackcurrant and mint aromas and hints of bacon and liquorice. Sleek and concentrated the wine still shows admirable freshness. It's assertive and peppery has power and spice and its long majestic finish is sustained by its fine-grained tannins. - Steve Brook 05/23
The Wine Independent: 97 Points
A blend of 35% Cabernet Franc 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot the 2010 Figeac is deep garnet colored with a touch of brick. It needs a bit of coaxing to reveal notes of baked black cherries cassis and redcurrant jelly with fragrant wafts of clove oil Chinese five spice unsmoked cigars and dried lavender. Medium to full-bodied rich and plush in the mouth it has layer upon layer of savory-sweet flavors and just enough freshness leading to a long and fragrant finish on this gorgeous wine.
Jane Anson: 97 Points
Fennel notes on the first nose this continues to have an austere architecture at 12 years old and should be set aside for a few more years. You can feel the juice dripping off the musclaar frame however and this is just waiting to pounce. So much sinew and concentration to cassis blueberry and bilberry fruits. As it opens an earthier liqourice root and smoked turmeric character comes out with black truffle and soy. Harvest September 27 to October 18 yield 33hl/h 100% new oak
Wine Advocate: 97 Points
Deep garnet colored the 2010 Figeac bursts from the glass with gregarious scents of baked blueberries black cherry compote and chocolate box with hints of camphor pencil lead and iron ore. Medium to full-bodied the palate has beautifully ripe velvety tannins and bold freshness supporting the generous fruit finishing long and layered. Published: Mar 05 2020
Jeb Dunnuck: 96 Points
Based on a normal mix of close to equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot and Cabernet Franc the 2010 is still youthful yet certainly offers pleasure today. Deep ruby/plum-hued with a classic Figeac nose of red and black currants tobacco leaf chocolate and truffle and it certainly seems more Médoc than Saint-Emilion. Beautifully balanced on the palate it's medium to full-bodied and has silky tannins a terrific mix of both richness and freshness and an overriding sense of elegance. It's a gorgeous Figeac just coming into its own with another two decades of prime drinking ahead of it.
Wine Spectator: 96 Points
This is very tight showing a prominent roasted apple wood and bittersweet cocoa frame more today though the core of dense currant paste blackberry pâte de fruit and plum sauce waits in reserve. Gorgeous singed spice anise and toasted fig bread notes flitter through the finish though this needs some time in the cellar to resolve itself fully. A very distinctive structured expression of St.-Emilion. Best from 2016 through 2035. 7500 cases made.
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