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 | 2018 Ch. Figeac - Saint Emilion 1er GCC | € 223,00 (€ 269,83) |
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37% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc en 33% Cabernet Sauvignon. Frederic Faye vergelijkt deze 2018 met de schitterende 2016 maar "more crystaline and focussed". Hij lost zijn belofte in. Diep robijnrood tooit het glas met een expressieve neus van cassis, chocolade, kruiden en grafiet. Het opulent palet van rijpe zwarte kersen en bessen vertoeft in hemels evenwicht. Fijne zuren en mondvullende tannine verlenen een exuberante maar frisse milieu de bouche. De finale is majestueus. Figeac staat vandaag op de top van zijn kunnen: de wijnen blijven fijn, zuiver en klassiek, maar zijn nu rijper en meer gepolijst dan voorheen. De oogst van 2018 nam haast een maand in beslag: tussen 17 september en 1 oktober voor de Merlot en tussen 2 en 12 oktober voor de Cabernets. Na koude maceratie op 8°C, volgde 30 dagen cuvaison. Malo-lactische gisting gebeurde op 100% nieuwe eik van zeven tonneliers, meer bepaald Sylvain, Demptos, Seguin Moreau, Bel Air, Nadalié, Taransaud en Tonnellerie Bordelaise. 14%vol. IN DE PERS 97 Neal Martin – vinous.com (Februari 2021) The 2018 Figeac continues to not put a toe, let alone a foot, wrong under head winemaker Frédéric Faye. The bottle is closed initially, and in fact it was only the following morning that it began to unfold and reveal its true character. Quintessential Figeac on the nose, it offers blackberry, briar, pencil shavings courtesy of the Cabernet Sauvignon, and touch of terracotta. Beautifully defined, as we have come to expect these days; I might well confuse it for a Pomerol. The palate is medium-bodied and has soaked up the 100% new oak. Lithe tannins render this more approachable than the Figeacs of yesteryear, yet it maintains the same DNA. Elegant and refined, it gently fans out with pure, slightly tertiary black fruit and traces of clove and bay leaf. To quote my conclusion from barrel, it is still "cool, calm and collected" on the finish. Divine. Drink 2024-2055. 96-98 Neal Martin – vinous.com (Oktober 2019) The 2018 Figeac was picked 17 September to 12 October. Winemaker Frédéric Faye told me that he vinified at a lower temperature compared to previous vintages with no pigeage or déléstage. It offers a classic Figeac bouquet with blackcurrant, raspberry coulis, touches of graphite from the Cabernet, marmalade and orange pith. The oak, 100% new, is well integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannins and wonderful freshness. This is a dense Figeac with impressive body. Frédéric Faye managed to imbue this with elegance and the classic leitmotifs of this château. Cool, calm and collected on the finish, this is one of the wines of the vintage. Drink 2024-2055. 98 Antonio Galloni - vinous.com (Maart 2021) The 2018 Figeac is a regal, aristocratic Saint-Émilion. Vertical in feel, Figeac possesses stunning energy and vibrancy right out of the gate. Dark cherry, plum, mocha, licorice, rose petal and spice all open with a bit of coaxing. Figeac is a bit restrained today, but it won't be an issue in another few years' time. Figeac is not an obvious wine, but it is superb. Drink 2028-2058. 96-99 Antonio Galloni – vinous.com (April 2019) The 2018 Figeac is simply magnificent. A regal, soaring wine with tremendous vertical lift and nuance, the 2018 is marvelously complete from the very first taste. All the elements fall into place effortlessly. Medium in body and refined, the 2018 is vibrant, with fine tannins and, frankly, quite a bit more freshness than I expected to see given the very dry, sunny summer. Rose petal, mint, lavender and spice add nuance to a core of red/purplish fruit. Harvest started on September 17 and finished on October 12. Yields were 39 hectoliters per hectare, just shy of the historical average of 42/32. While mildew pressure was an issue, it was the dry October winds and their dehydrating effect on the last Cabernets that impacted yields most. Like so many of his colleagues, Technical Director Frederic Faye and his team opted for gentler vinifications with no SO2 at crush, lower temperatures in fermentation and smaller pumpovers. The 2018 Figeac is brilliant. That's all there is to it. The blend is 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 26% Cabernet Franc. Tasted three times. 99 James Suckling – jamessuckling.com (Februari 2021) 98-99 James Suckling – jamessuckling.com (April 2019) 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 Jane Anson – decanter.com (Februari 2021) 98 Jane Anson – decanter.com (April 2019) Back to a more traditional blend after last year's frost impact, Figeac has done a wonderful job of harnessing the opulence of the vintage while maintaining freshness. This is extremely focussed and precise, with a silky texture and inky depths, developing complexity as the flavours unfurl. These are big tannins but they steal up on you, doing that subtle creep that's such a marker of the vintage. Powerful, utterly gorgeous and clearly a wine that will age well, this is equal to the estate's excellent 2016. Harvest ran from 17 September to 12 October, giving a 39hl/ha yield (with 70% organic farming, 30% bio-control). 65% of the crop went into the grand vin. 3.7pH. Drinking Window 2027 - 2042 97-99 Lisa Perrotti-Brown – roberparker.com (April 2019) 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. 96 James Molesworth – winespectator.com (Februari 2021) 97-100 James Molesworth – winespectator.com (April 2019) This is pretty gorgeous, with a 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. 98 Jeb Dunnuck – jebdunnuck.com (Maart 2021) 97-99 Jeb Dunnuck – jebdunnuck.com (April 2019) 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. 19/20 Bettane & Desseauve (April 2019) 97 Jean-Marc Quarin – quarin.com (April 2019) 97-99 Roger Voss – wineenthusiast.com (April 2019) 18/20 Julia Harding – jancisrobinson.com (April 2019) Inky with purple rim. A little bit spicy on the nose, scented and ripe but not overripe, that touch of nutmeg that I found on the Nénin. Ripe and pure. Very smooth and rich on the palate, remarkably soft when you know the quantity of tannins. Smooth and accessible, rounded and luxurious but balanced by the freshness. Grainy texture but fine grained. Second tasting of a cooler sample (the temporary tasting room was a tent and the samples warmed up quickly when the sun was out): fragrant with small black berries, opens up to a more scented beauty, still some spice but also a hint of roses. Greater finesse and freshness at a cooler temperature. Concentrated but so round on the finish. More Cabernet Sauvignon would have given a hardness on the finish, says Faye. Cool chalky finesse. Fine-grained persistence and freshness with a surprising juiciness on the finish. Drink 2024-2034 17-18/20 Revue des Vins de France – rvf.com (April 2019) 98-100 Jeff Leve – winecellarinsider.com (April 2019) 17/20 Le Point (April 2019) 98-100 Jeff Leve – winecellarinsider.com (April 2019) 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 Yohann Castaign – Anthocyanes (April 2019) Quand Figeac dompte ses cabernets et laisse s'exprimer ses merlots, c'est un des très très grand de Bordeaux. Magnifique. Un millésime qui fera date pour cette propriété. Très belle adéquation terroir/cépages/équipe. Un Figeac cristallin. FigeacFigeac is “hot” na de wondermooie millésimes 2015, 2016 en 2018 en tijdens faraonische bouwwerken. Geen wonder: elke ware wijnliefhebber houdt ontzettend veel van Figeac. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||