
Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A 2018
- 2
- Merlot 37%, Cabernet Franc 33%, Cabernet Sauvignon 30%
- 5
- rød, tør
- 14,5% Vol.
- Modenhed til at drikke: 2030–2072
- Pakket ind i: 6 OHK flad
- 9
- voluminøs og kraftfuld
- rig på tanniner
- 3
- Lobenberg: 100/100
- Wine Enthusiast: 100/100
- Decanter: 100/20
- Wine Cellar Insider: 98–100/100
- Suckling: 98-99/100
- Wine Spectator: 97-100/100
- Parker: 97-99/100
- Jeb Dunnuck: 97-99/100
- 6
- Frankrig, Bordeaux, Saint Emilion
- 7
- Allergener: Sulfitter,
Tapperi / Importør: Figeac, , 33330 St. Emilion, FRANKREICH

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Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A 2018
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Chateau Figeac er en smuk landejendom på grusplateauet i Saint Emilion med 40 hektar vinmarker skråt over for Cheval Blanc. Cuvée 2018 består af 37 % Merlot, 33 % Cabernet Franc og 30 % Cabernet Sauvignon. Udbyttet var normalt 39 hektoliter pr. hektar, hvilket resulterede i en samlet produktion på omkring 100.000 flasker. Château Figeac dyrker omkring 70 % af sin jord økologisk og er H.I.V.-certificeret, som er et fransk regeringscertifikat til beskyttelse af miljøet, og Figeac har den højeste klasse med niveau 3. Jean Faure og Seguin har samme certificering. Denne type økologisk dyrkning uden at tilslutte sig en ekstrem organisation som Demeter er i øjeblikket i fremgang. I sidste ende bør vi være ligeglade med, hvordan det sker, det vigtigste er, at det stiger. Kun Figeac har et så næsten brutalt fokus på Cabernet-vinstokke i St Emilion eller Pomerol. Med Clinet er der selvfølgelig andre vinmarker, der har noget Cabernet. Eller vingårde som Ausone, som også har 50% Cabernet, men altid overvejende med Cab. Franc. I Figeac er begge Cabernets repræsenteret mere eller mindre ligeligt på grund af den særlige grusjord, som i høj grad svarer til den i Medoc. På trods af Cabernet-andelen har vi en meget mørk, næsten sort næse, masser af morbær, sorte kirsebær, men endnu mere eukalyptus og mynte, stærkt udtalt, plus hyldebær, violer, jasmin, appelsinskal. Det er en ret kraftig næse, og med så meget Cabernet havde jeg ikke forventet det. Svaret på spørgsmålene om Cabernet kommer så i munden, for munden er Cabernet Sauvignon, men meget moden, ribs, klart foran cassis, men en moden, næsten sød ribs, og bag den en uendelig lang mineralitet, masser af salt. Vinen har en utrolig finesse og legesyge, er meget kompleks, blomsteragtig og alligevel krydret og dyb. De modne, men meget koncentrerede hindbær tilføjes, det hele med en utrolig mængde greb og kraft, men ikke med brutale tanniner, ikke med ekstraktion, men silkeagtig og fløjlsagtig. Og alligevel dette greb med høj syre og strålende friskhed. En vin, der ikke skal gemmes væk i 5 år, nej, men i mindst 10 år. En Figeac med stor intensitet og tæthed og samtidig med stor finesse. I 2016 var Figeac en killer-vin, og 2018 er endnu bedre, hvilket forekom mig næsten utænkeligt. 100/100

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Wine Enthusiast om: Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A
With its rich swathe of Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine has density and immense structure balanced by stunning black fruits that give impressive promise. This powerful wine is probably the greatest ever produced from this estate. Drink from 2027. 100/100

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Decanter om: Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A
This still exudes the freshness and exuberance that the wine had during the primeur stage with its scents of blackcurrant, raspberry, and crushed strawberry along with a delicate floral touch. The new oak is perfectly integrated while imparting a subtle smoky note. The attack is surprisingly creamy, announcing a full-bodied texture wrapped around perfectly polished tannins allied with fine-judged acidity that together provide thrust leading to a finish that is intense yet light-footed and infused with freshness. This is a truly remarkable wine that will surely develop an even more velvety mouthfeel in years to come. Bravo. 100/100

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Wine Cellar Insider om: Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A
Pitch black in color with purple accents, my glass seemed like it was packed with an orchard of berries! The fruit pops from the get go. Blackberry, smoke, licorice, flowers and earthy black plums are impossible to avoid. And why would you want to miss out on all this complexity? Everything is in balance here as the volume is matched by the freshness and level of purity in the fruit. And to top things off, the tannins are incredibly velvety. The fruit coats your palate in all the right ways with a finish that never wants to leave. The wine was made from a blend of 37% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Cabernet Franc. The wine reached 14% alcohol and the picking took place from September 17 to October 12. 98-100/100

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Suckling om: Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A
This shows wonderful precision and focus with dark-berry, tobacco, and blueberry character. Full-bodied, tight and vivid. Solid and structured. Really powerful for Figeac. The real new style here of Figeac that harkens back to the great wines of the 1950s and 1940s. This year, equal parts of merlot, cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc. 98-99/100

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Wine Spectator om: Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A
This is pretty gorgeous, with velvety texture that lets nearly exotic cassis, plum and blackberry fruit reduction flavors roll through. Has a beautiful bass line of warm earth and smoldering tobacco notes all while keeping its sensational mouthfeel. The encore on the finish makes you realize this is the serious gourmet stuff. One of the highlights of the vintage. 97-100/100

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Parker om: Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A
The 2018 Figeac is composed of 37% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Cabernet Franc, harvested September 17 to October 12 with a 3.7 pH and 14% alcohol. Deep purple-black in color, it charges out of the gate with vivacious black and red cherries, cassis, warm plums and wild blueberries scents plus fragrant hints of violets, star anise, tilled soil and forest floor with wafts of Ceylon tea and chocolate box. Full-bodied and jam-packed with energetic, crunchy black and blue fruits, it has a rock-solid, firm, grainy frame and loads of bright, refreshing sparks lifting the dense layers on the very long, savory finish. Wow—the Cabernet really makes itself known this vintage, and it is good. The signature of this wine is so clear, so defined, that this is a Bordeaux wine without peers. In my view, this is the finest Figeac ever produced. 97-99/100

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Jeb Dunnuck om: Chateau Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classe A
Tasting like a hypothetical blend of the 2015 and 2016, the 2018 Château Figeac offers that rare mix of elegance and sexiness that makes it the most Médoc-like wine from the Right Bank. Checking in as a blend of 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 26% Cabernet Franc that will spend 19 months in new oak, made from 75% of the total production, it offers a saturated purple color as well as incredible notes of liquid violets, exotic flowers, crème de cassis, and spice box. Full-bodied, multi-dimensional, flawlessly balanced, and with awesome purity of fruit, it’s going to flirt with perfection in 4-5 years and keep for 3-4 decades or more. Hats off to director Frédéric Faye for another viscerally thrilling wine that’s up with the crème de la crème of the vintage. 97-99/100
Figeac
Chateau Figeac er en smuk landejendom på grusplateauet i Saint Emilion med 40 hektar vinmarker skråt over for Cheval Blanc. Nærheden til Cheval Blanc afspejles også i vinen - især i gode år. Den tidligere ejer Thierry Manoncourt, som desværre gik bort i 2010, mente endda, at hans vin var den fineste...
