Château Figeac - St.-Emilion 2020 (750ml)
Price: $297.00
| Producer | Château Figeac |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St Emilion |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 1005726 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 100 Points
A mesmerizing nose here with flowers such as violets and red roses then shows cherries and currants with some mineral and black truffles. Full-bodied yet so refined and harmonized with ultra-fine tannins that run the length of the wine. Flavors of perfectly ripened fruit (al dente) with a hazelnut character that comes from the seeds. Incredibly transparent young red. Breathtaking. 37% merlot 32% cabernet franc and 31% cabernet sauvignon. Drink after 2028 and onwards. Magnificent.
Wine Advocate: 100 Points
The 2020 Figeac is the finest wine that has been bottled to date at this estate since its renaissance began a decade ago. Wafting from the glass with aromas of blackberries and raspberries mingled with cigar wrapper pencil shavings licorice and black truffles it's medium to full-bodied deep and concentrated with a suave harmonious profile vibrant acids and beautifully refined structuring tannins. This sapid complex wine represents the essence of this great terroir. Two years after extensive soil studies of the estate were carried out and the first growing season to see cover crops used in the vineyards year-round the 2020 benefited from more coherently demarcated parcels and more precise élevage which taken together help to account for its edge over the excellent 2019.
The Wine Independent: 99 Points
A blend of 37% Merlot 32% Cabernet Franc and 31% Cabernet Sauvignon the 2020 Figeac has a deep garnet-purple color. It is completely shut-down and silent to begin requiring a vigorous shake to release nuances of boysenberries Morello cherries fresh crunchy plums and sassafras followed by an emerging waft of plum preserves licorice chargrill and violets. The medium-bodied palate is so so tightly knit delivering a millefeuille of black and red berries minerals earth and floral notes
Jeb Dunnuck: 98+ Points
The Grand Vin 2020 Château Figeac checks in as 37% Merlot 32% Cabernet Franc and 31% Cabernet Sauvignon that spent 18 months in new barrels. They also utilize plenty of press wine and the 2020 has 8% in the blend. Straight-up awesome aromatics of crème de cassis ripe black cherries iron spring flowers and an almost bloody salty character emerge from the glass and it's full-bodied with a seamless mouthfeel gorgeous tannins plenty of mid-palate depth and absolutely perfectly integrated oak. It's still tight and reserved which is certainly the vintage so do your best to hide these in the cellar. It should hit the early stages of its prime drinking window in 8-10 years and will have 30+ of overall longevity. It will unquestionably flirt with perfection at maturity.
Decanter: 98 Points
The finesse elegance and density counted among the top 2020s tasted at a horizontal for the vintage by Millésima in Bordeaux. Glorious and bright with amazing depth and focus this wine blends 37% Merlot 32% Cabernet Franc and 31% Cabernet Sauvignon revealing wonderful primary plum blackberry juicy black cherry and spring flowers leafy tobacco and cardamon and cedar spice. At once full bodied and elegant with smooth tannin and a very long finish it seamlessly combines Merlot driven juicy opulence with structure and freshness from the Cabernets.
Jane Anson: 98 Points
The first vintage since they were crowned Premier Grand Cru Classé A (although not on the label until 2022) and it's a confident showing straight out of the gate. Barely puts a foot wrong as the concentrated nature of this wine En Primeur begin to melt into a creamier expression of raspberry blackberry and cassis fruits studded with turmeric cardamon white pepper peony tobacco leaf pomegranate liqourice and smoked earth. 75% of the production in the 1st wine harvest a long and leisurely five weeks from September 4 to October 1. 37hl/ha. An upscore.
Vinous: 97 Points
The 2020 Figeac was bottled in mid-July. It has an exquisite bouquet that unfolds effortlessly in the glass with blackberry crushed stone graphite and fresh fig scents. It blossoms with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly edgy tannins on the entry that frame the pure black fruit. It's very harmonious and silky smooth in texture that almost disguises what Frédéric Faye terms the "verticality" of the wine. Fresh and saline on the finish with just a light black pepper touch on the aftertaste. An absolute treat. - By Neal Martin on December 2022
Wine Spectator: 96 Points
A broad-shouldered wine that captures the vintage's heat well in a core of cassis and blackberry fruit flavors which are dotted with lively savory tobacco leaf and warm earth accents. Reveals a tarry grippy edge as well as polish as this pulls deeply from its terroir leaving an echo of warm paving stone at the very end. Merlot Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Best from 2030 through 2040. 12480 cases made.
