1985 Château Figeac

Community Tasting Notes (54) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  11/6/2023 - Maxime0703 Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Nez crient le bret vinyle et le magnifique terroir de Saint-Emilion (voir de Pomerol). Une bouche cerise profonde et une évolution remarquable en bouche digne d'un grand vin. Les tannins sont toujours vifs et transportent ce vin dans un voyage incroyable au coeur de son magnifique terroir.
  J'ai beaucoup apprécié les touche d'épice dues à l'évolution à travers les années.

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  6/10/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points

  Good showing, much better than the last one. Beautiful nose of typical tertiary Bordeaux notes of forest floor, farmyard, dark fruit with a distinctive green Cabernet streak. The palate is relatively light with bright acidity, great food wine. This could well be mistaken for a clos Rougeard. Nose 96, Palate 94

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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: Medium expressive nose with dark berries, smoky minerality and some herbs. Some seductive toasty notes with time in the glass. On the palate quite harmonious with dark berries, herbs and minerality. This is a pleasant wine but without the depth and a slightly to muscular structural frame to achieve a higher rating than the 90/91 pts.
  
  Decanting: Not decanted, no extensive decanting needed.

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  2/6/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: 91 Points

  Chateau Figeac - 35 year vertical tasted blind 1985-2019: The nose is dominated from oak smoking, everybody noticed that and it was a pity that a 35 year old wine is still marked by this. Light palate, lots of sour cherry. Rather decent than good. Drink up.

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  5/30/2022 - Jeff Leve wrote: 90 Points

  Fully mature, medium-bodied, elegant, fresh, refined, soft, and expressing its Cabernet side with loads of mint, forest leaf, and tobacco from start to finish.

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