Figeac: Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A 2023

Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A 2023

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100
100
2
Merlot 41%, Cabernet Franc 32%, Cabernet Sauvignon 27%
5
rød, tør
14,0% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2030–2065
Pakket ind i: 6 OHK flad
9
voluminøs og kraftfuld
rig på tanniner
3
Lobenberg: 100/100
Jane Anson: 98/100
Decanter: 98/20
Colin Hay: 97–99/100
Jeff Leve: 97–99/100
Suckling: 97–98/100
Parker: 96–98/100
6
Frankrig, Bordeaux, Saint Emilion
7
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A 2023

100
/100

Figeac 2023 består af 41 procent Merlot, 32 procent Cabernet Franc og 27 procent Cabernet Sauvignon. Høsten af Cabernet Sauvignon strakte sig over meget lang tid, fra 6. september til 5. oktober. Da det er et ekstremt godt Cabernet-år, er den meget høje andel af disse druesorter selvfølgelig helt perfekt. Vinen har en rig, tæt sort kirsebærnæse med søde røde kirsebær nedenunder, plus tranebær og provencalske krydderier. Fin, poleret og æterisk. Sikke en indgang til munden! Søde røde kirsebær, søde sorte kirsebær - utroligt charmerende og hedonistisk! Vinen har et indbygget smagsgen. Et smil sniger sig ind på dit ansigt ... Sikke en elegant, smuk og indtagende vin! Simpelthen lækker og dejlig at hoppe i, med en vidunderlig velsmagende længde. Cabernet'en er helt klart den dominerende smag. Begge Cabernets kommer igennem med den søde vilde hindbær, med søde røde kirsebær og sorte kirsebær. Merlot'en kommer med blomme og lidt søde morbær. En superlækker bærsaft med længde, fantastisk balance og harmoni. En ekstremt smuk, erotisk og smagfuld vin. En ode til glæden - simpelthen vidunderlig! I modsætning til 2022 behøver man ikke at tilbede vinen, man behøver ikke at knæle, man kan bare nyde dette orgie af smagsoplevelser. På niveau med de allerbedste Cheval Blanc og Beausejour, og takket være sit særlige terroir og den Cabernet Sauvignon, der trives så fremragende på det, er Figeac unik! I 2023 endnu mere end 2022, 2023 er ikke sådan en kæmpe, men simpelthen smuk, en erotisk velsmagende drøm! *** Figeac ligger på et 40 hektar stort grusplateau overfor Cheval Blanc. Der produceres i alt knap 100.000 flasker på Figeac. 70 procent af området er økologisk dyrket og er certificeret som miljøvenligt. Denne certificering - uden at gå i streng Demeter-tjeneste - vokser hurtigt i Frankrig. 2021 er den første årgang, der vinificeres i Figeacs nye kældre. Spontan gæring og modning i 100 procent nye barriques.

Årgangsrapport

Bordeaux 2023 fra en eksperts perspektiv på et modent og tidligt drikkeligt år med elegante, smigrende og silkeagtige tanniner, en høj nydelsesfaktor og et saftigt drikkeflow: Stephane Derenoncourt, ønolog, konsulent på højre og venstre bred, vinmager, en levende legende i Bordeaux: "Tanninerne var modne og af høj kvalitet overalt. Druerne viste fuld teknologisk og fenolisk modenhed. Vinene fra denne årgang er generelt harmoniske og dynamiske." *** Thomas Duclos, førende konsulent og ønolog på højre bred: "Vi opdagede konstant nye ting i 2023-årgangen. Det ville ikke overraske mig, hvis nogle 2023-vine om nogle år viser sig at være bedre end 2022-vinene. Årgang 2023 er meget smigrende: vi har en behagelig blødhed i eftersmagen uden tyngde, elegante teksturer, overraskende silkeagtige..." *** Axel Marchal, førende professor i ønologi ved universitetet i Bordeaux: "På trods af de ekstreme vejrforhold har 2023-årgangen produceret vine med god balance og smukke syrenoter. Vinene er meget behagelige, ikke enormt koncentrerede, men lækre, runde og frugtagtige." *** Michel Rolland, ønolog og vingårdskonsulent og Bordeaux-veteran: "Det aromatiske potentiale var godt, med fremragende aromatisk intensitet og modne frugtsmage. 2023 er en årgang uden overskud og overdådighed. Behagelig, lækker og nem at drikke!

98
/100

Jane Anson om: Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A

Fragrant floral aromatics straight off the bat, peony and violet, and a vibrant juiciness that travels through the palate. Savoury dark fruit character, with flint and textural interest, full of Figeac finesse. 130th vintage of the Manoncourt family at Figeac, and the first vintage where they knew they were Premier Grand Cru Classé A from the start of the season, as it was announced in September 2022. 130mm of rain lower than average over the growing season here, allowing a long slow harvest from September 6 to October 5, 45hl/h yield.

98
/20

Decanter om: Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A

High-toned aromatics, purple fruit, blackcurrant, wet stones and minerality on the nose, really quite scented and alive, floral, purple flowers, and ripe black fruit with freshness too. Supple and succulent, a good plushness here, not chalky or chewy but ripe and cool at the same time. Hints of dark chocolate, liquorice, blueberry and wet stone also gives the mineral accents. Silky but this wine has an amazing texture. Cool and classic, but there’s clear ripeness too. Almost thick, but refined. High acidity, great lift and zing - tannins are present and apparent, gently expanding around the mouth. It’s more serious than usual, a touch more firm with tension but equally it's structured with a long, mouthwatering finish. This will be lovely! 3.68pH.

Smagsnotat
97–99
/100

Colin Hay om: Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A

(Saint Émilion; 41% Merlot; 32% Cabernet Franc; 27% Cabernet Sauvignon – small and very concentrated and so a little reduced; a final yield of 45 hl/ha, even after two green harvests; pH 3.68; 5% press wine; 13.5% alcohol; 100% new oak – though it’s difficult to believe; tasted with Blandine Brier Manoncourt and Frédéric Faye and quite a few of the family and team at Figeac itself; lots of careful choices made in the vineyard to match the number of bunches to the plant’s capacity to mature them in a generous vintage like this; the 130th vintage of the Manoncourt family at Figeac). Very, very Figeac just as La Conseillante is so very Conseillante and Cheval Blanc is so very Cheval Blanc. Walnuts and walnut shells. Black berries and black cherry. A little cedar, rather more graphite. Pink rose petals from the garden, even a little rose water. Supple, gracious and elegant yet plump and plush. That graciously beautiful and cool, composed Cabernet fruit. Great depth and profundity but rather different from the Merlot-dominated wines of the appellation and very much more left-bank in style in this vintage. Quite a tight frame but that just accentuates the near infinite sense of vertical layering. Juicy, with slowly circulating currents of cassis and black cherry fruit juice. I find this incredibly eloquent with great pixilated detail, accentuated by the more significant volume of tannin from the perfectly ripe Cabernet fruit picked over a long period of time (they needed to persuade the team to hold off). This has a gravelly, growly depth and gravitas (almost closer to Lafite then Cheval Blanc!). A wonderful and brilliant complementarity of the varietals – it needs the Merlot for the frame, and it needs the Cabernet for aromatic complexity, the lift and the eloquent florality and it needs the Sauvignon for the depth, profundity and the structure which will make this perhaps the longest lasting right-bank wine of the vintage. There are more immediately accessible wines, but this perhaps the most profound from the right-bank.

Smagsnotat
97–99
/100

Jeff Leve om: Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A

Just a single swirl brings out the flowers, leaves, tobacco, truffle, black cherry, plums, and black raspberries. From there you discover the medium-bodied, silky, energetic backdrop for all of the black cherries exuding their gorgeous sense of purity. There are no hard edges. This is the quintessential definition of elegance. For history buffs, this is the 130th vintage under the ownership of the Manoncourt family. The wine blends 41% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Franc, and 37% Cabernet Sauvignon. 5% Press wine. 13.5% ABV, 3.68 pH, 5% press wine. The key to the vintage was two green harvests and finding the best picking dates, which encompass a long wait for the Cabernets to mature. Picking took place September 6 - October 5. The length of the harvest is due to the 12 day break between the Merlot and the Cabernets. Drink from 2029-2065. 97-99 Pts.

97–98
/100

Suckling om: Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A

The density and finesse to this is terrific, offering blackberry, dark chocolate, walnut and hazelnut, as well as currant and sandalwood. Orange peel, too. Full-bodied and compact with a superb core of thick, velvet-textured tannins and a juicy finish. Extremely long. 41% merlot, 32% cabernet franc and 27% cabernet sauvignon.

96–98
/100

Parker om: Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A

A brilliant classic in the making, the 2023 Figeac unwinds in the glass with aromas of cassis and mulberry mingled with notions of iris, cigar wrapper, pencil shavings, burning embers and spices. Medium to full-bodied, rich and layered, it's deep and concentrated, with an enveloping core of fruit that's framed by powdery tannins and lively acids, concluding with a broad, atypically mineral finish. It's a blend of 41% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Franc and 27% Cabernet Sauvignon that attained 13.5% alcohol.

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