2002 Château Figeac
Community Tasting Note
sirpat00 wrote:
Monday, October 3, 2022 - 2002 Bordeaux 20 years on tasting (Fribourg): 2002 Bordeaux 20 years on tasting. Key takeaways: 1/ 31 out of 32 wines were in flawless condition which indicates either luck or less bottle variation in the vintage, 2/ On average still early days with the fruit predominantly primary, 3/ solid hedonistic quality with only few laggards, but also no blow-outs, 4/ structures built on both tannin and acidity, but common mid-palate weakness, 5/ best wines were Valandrau, Palmer and a surprise underdog Lagrange (all 95), 6/ biggest disappointment was a cooked Figeac (87). More comments and full list of wines included in the tasting story.
Tasting note:
The aroma profile showed a greenish, herbal character with hay and mint but also a medicinal touch. Fruit of mixed berries. Palate a bit thin and scaled towards tannin. The fruit leaves you with a cooked impression after a while in the glass. At first interesting, but in the end overripe fruit and unripe tannins. A disappointing Figeac.
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Comment posted by Bordeaux_Jon:
12/12/2022 1:01:00 AM - Are you sure this wine isn’t flawed? I’m not saying you need to score it as such but perhaps the bottle isn’t representative?
Comment posted by sirpat00:
12/19/2022 12:48:00 PM - Could be. But it was definitely not corked. The bottle was acquired immediately upon release and stored under perfect conditions in the same cellar since. If it was a low-quality cork or just due to any other bottle-specific impureness I would not count that as defective, just bad production practices. If you had better experiences lucky you - hope to get a chance to revisit this....
Comment posted by Bordeaux_Jon:
12/19/2022 12:52:00 PM - Perhaps you are right then. 2002 was a tough year. Maybe Figeac blew it and the wine isn't very good.