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1949 Château Figeac

Red Bordeaux Blend

  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Libournais
  • St. Émilion Grand Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 4

  • Jeff Leve wrote: 100 points

    September 8, 2018 - I'd be surprised if this was not my wine of the year. This was majestic and a tasting experience that is hard to believe. From an imperial, opened at the chateau, heartstopping, is the best word to describe it. Layer after layer of perfectly ripe, silky, textured, viscous, elegant cherries and plums topped with flowers, Cuban cigar wrappers, smoke, truffle and kirsch. The finish stuck with you for 60 seconds, or more. The memory lasts a lifetime. This was just a mind-boggling tasting experience.

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  • Ericsson Likes this wine:

    October 11, 2014 - Bouteille en très bonne condition, mais le bouchon est parti en mille miettes, ce qui m'a contraint à passer le vin dans une carafe. Niveau haute épaule. Superbe couleur grenat à reflets brique. Le nez était tout simplement magnifique, sur des notes florales, de pivoine, tout en finesse, avec quelques touches animales ici et là.
    En bouche, le vin s'est ouvert sur une 1/2 heure environ, présentant une belle structure, une corpulence moyenne avec une trame acide assez perceptible . La finale, en revanche, était trop courte, sur des tanins légèrement asséchants.
    Il s'agit d'un vin remarquable pour son âge, notamment pour la beauté de son nez! J'avais bu la 1ère des 2 bouteilles il y a 5 ans et, dans mon souvenir, le vin était marginalement plus harmonieux.

  • -E- wrote: 94 points

    September 7, 2012 - Østkantsmaking: Dypsvart rød med brunoransje innslag. Tett, dyp og rik nese. Bløt og saftig munnfølelse med masser av frukt inntakt. Tørr, tørr avslutning med tanniner inntakt.

  • LWI wrote: 96 points

    September 7, 2012 - Seven Decades of Right Bank Wines (Trondheim, Norway (my house)): High shoulder fill. Brilliant color, dark, long brim; Strikingly complex on the nose, deep, forest floor, compact, Provencal spices, some sweetness; very tight in the mouth as well, some fruit sweetness, tannic. Knock-out wine.

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Wine Definition

  • Vintage 1949
  • Type Red
  • Producer Château Figeac
  • Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
  • Designation n/a
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • SubRegion Libournais
  • Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru

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  • In Cellars 4 (50%)
  • Consumed 4 (50%)

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