2002 Château Figeac

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  2/11/2023 - Cailles wrote: 90 Points

  20 Vintages of Figeac (1985-2019): All wines tasted blind. A few observations: 1) Compared many other right bank peers, Figeac never fell into the trap of producing very high ripeness/high extraction wines. The low(er) Merlot content plays a role, but the wines clearly speak of a conscious decision of not going there. But in the 2000s the fruit profile is darker and only more recent vintages go back to the beautiful bright red fruit. 2) The hype is real: The level of greatness this winery achieves since the 2015 vintage is stunning. The complexity, delineation, purity and textural depth are miles ahead of what the company produced before. 3) Figeac shows that it is among the 15 best wines produced in Bordeaux today and considering the En Primeur prices, probably only Montrose and Pichon Lalande have an equally good value proposition in this top group. 4) Winner was the 2019 (97pts) with an unmatched purity and depth, ahead of the 2015 (96pts) and a stunning 2018 (96pts) which tells a lot about how well they coped with the hot vintage.
  
  TN: Rather green, herbal nose. On the palate pleasant bright fruit, herbs and minerality but the aromatic balance and the structure with a too pronounced acidity are not that good. Half the room liked it much better (see Collector1855’s note) but I found it one of the weaker showings. But no surprise here as not one 2002 could really convince me to date, either they were too extracted or, like this wine, did not show enough fruit/sweetness. The best ones were Cheval Blanc, Ausone and Haut Bailly at 93pts, with limited love for some other heavyweights: Mouton 91pts, Angelus 91pts, Mission 91 pts, Haut Brion 90pts.
  
  Decanting: Not decanted, no extensive decanting needed.

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  2/6/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points

  Chateau Figeac - 35 year vertical tasted blind 1985-2019: This was the surprize of the evening. Everybody was stunned to when it was revealed that this was not the 2005 (89pt) but the 2002. Precise nose of cool, blue and red fruit. Elegant palate with good mid mouth core, balanced, long finish. JMQ noted that 2002 had reduced yields by nature and that may have helped Figeac which was notoriously over-cropping in those days.

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  10/19/2022 - sphBacchus wrote: 91 Points

  Am a big fan of Figeac and have many vintages . This vintage lacks the depth and finish but has the other classic Figeac characteristics .Drink now .

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  10/3/2022 - sirpat00 wrote: 87 Points

  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.
  
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  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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  5/14/2022 - floribo Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Decanted 3h before drinking. Very smooth and concentrated with well integrated tannins. Slightly disappointing finish. It's a good time to have this wine now!

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