St. Emilion night (Chicago, IL): Smoky, lean and thin, with some initial bottle stink before it blows off. Modest brett notes emerge with air as well. There's a funkiness that is almost like TCA but is more like what happens when pyrazines age too much. Like the 1978, a wine that is surviving thanks to its acids, but I don't see the upside in holding bottles of this any longer. Drink up.
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Food: N/A Condition: Mid Shoulder Aroma: red fruits, cedar wood, smoke, tea Notes: this wine is well past its peak. Although very not very light in color and tannins are very soft. This might have been caused by bottle variation however the fruits are dying and the wine turned pretty sour after opening for 20-30 minutes. Not the most enjoyable wine.
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Even better than the last bottle I had (which was pretty good.) This is just fantastic mature Bordeaux, the fruit is still surprisingly fresh and bright but layered with all sorts of developed savoury truffled, earthy, cedary and tobacco flavours. The texture is incredible - really polished, graceful and silken with the tannins fully resolved, and it's an absolutely stunning wine.
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Dinner @ Salil's (Vernon, CT): While some thought this might have been a bit musty when first opened, I thought it was wonderful... and got better with air. Classic aged Bordeaux notes, with well resolved tannins and a smooth textural presence. Nice earthy, mulchy, sous bois notes, with dried fruits that sweetened up with air. Not a lot of weight but flavorful and elegant.
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A little dusty and funky at first, but with some time in the decanter it clears up and starts to smell really lovely with aromas of mature red fruit, leather, cedar and higher toned spicy and herbal elements emerging slowly. The structure here is fully integrated and it's very light on its feet with an elegant, gentle palate presence and still plenty of complexity and depth.
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opend by jeff in honor of ljo. a true pleasure to drink. an elegant feminine wine holding up well but was starting to fade after a couple of hours. was slighlty overwhelmed by jeff's awsome smoked pork loin, fried patatos, bacon corn and chris's carrots, celery and dill.
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Chateau Figeac is currently a 99-acre Premier Grand Cru Class B estate in the Saint-Emilion appellation. Figeac traces its history to the second century, when a Roman named Figeacus built an estate on the site. By the late 18th century the estate was nearly 500 acres in size before it was subsequently subdivided several times. The Manoncourt family obtained the property in the early 20th century and still own and operate it. Chateau Figeac grows a significant amount of Cabernet Sauvignon (for a Right Bank wine) which does well in the estate’s gravelly soil. The vineyards are planted to 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Cabernet Franc and 30% Merlot. Opened as part of a vertical of the 1962, 1995, 1999 and 2000. Decanted to remove sediment right before serving. This bottle had a mid shoulder fill. Not much sediment. Strong coffee ground aroma. Smooth and light bodied. No funkiness or odd flavors. Cherry, tobacco and berry notes. Perfectly enjoyable. Would never guess this was 50 years old which is shocking since the provenance on this bottle was bad (a neighbor found it in his Dads basement after he died and gave it to me). 92-93 points.
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Only showed a little age by the color, and showed similar flavor profile to the 01, except rounder with age. Full mouthfeel, perhaps a little muted in its flavours but it did improve in the glass. I preferred the 01.
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4/14/2023 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
St. Emilion night (Chicago, IL): Smoky, lean and thin, with some initial bottle stink before it blows off. Modest brett notes emerge with air as well. There's a funkiness that is almost like TCA but is more like what happens when pyrazines age too much. Like the 1978, a wine that is surviving thanks to its acids, but I don't see the upside in holding bottles of this any longer. Drink up.
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4/21/2015 - TWSA wrote: 82 Points
Food: N/A
Condition: Mid Shoulder
Aroma: red fruits, cedar wood, smoke, tea
Notes: this wine is well past its peak. Although very not very light in color and tannins are very soft. This might have been caused by bottle variation however the fruits are dying and the wine turned pretty sour after opening for 20-30 minutes. Not the most enjoyable wine.
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3/14/2014 - salil wrote: 95 Points
Even better than the last bottle I had (which was pretty good.) This is just fantastic mature Bordeaux, the fruit is still surprisingly fresh and bright but layered with all sorts of developed savoury truffled, earthy, cedary and tobacco flavours. The texture is incredible - really polished, graceful and silken with the tannins fully resolved, and it's an absolutely stunning wine.
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5/25/2013 - mdefreitas wrote: 92 Points
Dinner @ Salil's (Vernon, CT): While some thought this might have been a bit musty when first opened, I thought it was wonderful... and got better with air. Classic aged Bordeaux notes, with well resolved tannins and a smooth textural presence. Nice earthy, mulchy, sous bois notes, with dried fruits that sweetened up with air. Not a lot of weight but flavorful and elegant.
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5/25/2013 - salil wrote: 91 Points
A little dusty and funky at first, but with some time in the decanter it clears up and starts to smell really lovely with aromas of mature red fruit, leather, cedar and higher toned spicy and herbal elements emerging slowly. The structure here is fully integrated and it's very light on its feet with an elegant, gentle palate presence and still plenty of complexity and depth.
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9/17/2012 - mnoljo wrote: 91 Points
opend by jeff in honor of ljo. a true pleasure to drink. an elegant feminine wine holding up well but was starting to fade after a couple of hours. was slighlty overwhelmed by jeff's awsome smoked pork loin, fried patatos, bacon corn and chris's carrots, celery and dill.
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4/24/2012 - Vino Me wrote: 93 Points
Chateau Figeac is currently a 99-acre Premier Grand Cru Class B estate in the Saint-Emilion appellation. Figeac traces its history to the second century, when a Roman named Figeacus built an estate on the site. By the late 18th century the estate was nearly 500 acres in size before it was subsequently subdivided several times. The Manoncourt family obtained the property in the early 20th century and still own and operate it. Chateau Figeac grows a significant amount of Cabernet Sauvignon (for a Right Bank wine) which does well in the estate’s gravelly soil. The vineyards are planted to 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Cabernet Franc and 30% Merlot. Opened as part of a vertical of the 1962, 1995, 1999 and 2000. Decanted to remove sediment right before serving. This bottle had a mid shoulder fill. Not much sediment. Strong coffee ground aroma. Smooth and light bodied. No funkiness or odd flavors. Cherry, tobacco and berry notes. Perfectly enjoyable. Would never guess this was 50 years old which is shocking since the provenance on this bottle was bad (a neighbor found it in his Dads basement after he died and gave it to me). 92-93 points.
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6/17/2009 - Hazeo wrote: 92 Points
Only showed a little age by the color, and showed similar flavor profile to the 01, except rounder with age. Full mouthfeel, perhaps a little muted in its flavours but it did improve in the glass. I preferred the 01.
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11/19/2004 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 91 Points
Neal Martin’s Bordeaux Olympics (Restaurant La Trouvaille, London): A lighter more mature ruby. Fascinating nose. Very deep, concentrated ripe fruit. Quite meaty. Lovely round and mature. Very integrated. Very nice. Lovely.
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