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 | 2019 Ch. Figeac - Saint Emilion 1er GCC | € 223,00 (€ 269,83) |
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Eind juni ondervonden we het in levende lijve: Figeac brengt misschien wel de wijn van het jaar op de rechteroever in 2019. En zeggen dat deze gemaakt werd in een voorlopige chai, een loods eigenlijk, terwijl faraonische bouwwerken al twee jaar aan de gang zijn. Ondanks deze perikelen werd geoogst tussen 13 september en 7 oktober. Eerst de Merlot-percelen die aromatische frisheid beogen en daarna, na 12mm neerslag, de Cabernets. Het assemblage omvat 36% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon en 30% Merlot. Het rendement was vrij laag aan 32hl/ha, wat slechts zo'n 6.666 kistjes zal opleveren, alsof de Duivel er zijn gat aan veegt. 14,1%vol. Diep robijnrood tooit het glas terwijl de complexiteit van vers rood fruit speelt met tonaliteiten van somberder bessen en Valrhona-chocolade. De Cabernets doen er frisse accenten van fleur blanche et potlood of grafiet bovenop. De tongval plaagt met de volmondige oprechtheid van Merlot, voordat de Cabernets aanstormen in majesteit. Rijkelijk rijpe tannine streelt met smakelijke minéralité. De kern van rood en zwart fruit betovert terwijl kruidige en getoaste toetsen rondom dwarrelen als sterretjes in de ogen van de proever. Inderdaad: Love is in the eye of the beholder. Maar: onze tenen krullen écht wel van plezier. Immense wijn, immens potentieel en een grandioze Figeac. Cum maxima laude en felicitaties van de jury aan wijnmaker Fréderic Faye en zijn team. En zeggen dat Frédéric zijn carrière als stagiair begon. Wat een geluk dit te proeven op Figeac. Dit is on par met 2010, 2016 en 2018. En dan zakt de prijs nog gevoelig ook om u nog méér te plezieren... Laat wat over voor ons. IN DE PERS 98 Neal Martin – vinous.com (Februari 2022) The 2019 Figeac was bottled in mid-July. Deep in color, with a bouquet that is initially backward and reticent. It requires a few minutes to shake off the veil of oak from the élevage. As I observed last year, the Cabernet Franc is very expressive this year, contributing blackberry and graphite notes and lending a more Left Bank-style bouquet. The palate is very fresh from the first moment, and very well structured, delivering layers of black fruit struck through by a fine bead of acidity. The tannins are very fine, and that crucial saline element appears toward the persistent finish. This is overtly classic in style and will require cellaring to reveal its full potential. But what potential! Chapeau, Frédéric Faye and team Manoncourt. Drink 2028-2060. 97-99 Neal Martin – vinous.com (Juni 2020) The 2019 Figeac was picked from 13 September to 7 October, a total of 4 weeks picking. There is a little more emphasis on the Cabernet Franc this year - 36% of the blend. It is quintessential Figeac on the nose, that is to say that the enticing mélange of Merlot and Cabernet together creates more than a sum of their parts. Here the blackberry, crushed stone and graphite elements are seamlessly enmeshed with the more ravishing red fruit aspects delivered by the ripe Merlot. It is exquisitely defined. The palate is medium-bodied. First impressions are of a Figeac that leans more to the Cabernet/Left Bank side of its personality, quite structured with black fruit dominating, saline and marine-influenced. The Merlot really comes through towards the close delivering that almost clinical mineral-driven finish. Winemaker Frédéric Faye and his team have conjured a deeply impressive, intellectual Figeac this year, amongst the canon of greats that stretch back to the 1940s. 99 Antonio Galloni – vinous.com (Februari 2022) The 2019 Figeac is without question one of the wines of the vintage. All the promise it showed as a young barrel sample, is all there in bottle, too. Estate Director Frédéric Faye crafted a towering, statuesque Figeac built on vertical energy and a feeling of vibrancy that never lets up. Deep layers of red/purplish fruit, cedar, tobacco, mint and dried flowers are framed by a super-classic expression of structure that keeps things in balance. There is a bit more Cabernet Franc in this year's blend, and that definitely comes through. Readers who can find the 2019 should not hesitate, as it is truly majestic. Drink 2034-2069. 97-99 Antonio Galloni – vinous.com (Juni 2020) A stunning vivid wine, the 2019 Figeac may very well turn out to be one of the wines of the vintage, when all is said and done. Cabernet Franc is 36%, a bit higher than the norm, which has been closer to 30%. The 100% new oak is barely perceptible. Rich and dramatic in the glass, the 2019 soars with magnificent intensity. Graphite, cured meats, smoke, licorice, menthol and spice develop with aeration, but the 2019 is dense and very primary today. It is a truly grand Grand Vin in the making. Estate Director Frédéric Faye describes a year of starting and stopping in terms of maturity. He chose to start harvest with the young vine Merlots on sand early to preserve freshness, but waited on the parcels with Cabernet on clay/gravel, where the soils retain more moisture. Faye opted for gentle winemaking as he was concerned over-extracting the Cabernets in particular. 97 Wiliam Kelley - robertparker.com (April 2022) The 2019 Figeac has turned out brilliantly. Wafting from the glass with aromas of blackberries, cassis, warm spices, violets and pencil shavings, framed by a deft touch of nicely integrated new oak, it's full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with terrific depth at the core, powdery structuring tannins and lively acids, concluding with a long, precise finish. Rich but vibrant, this 2019 reflects the new precision that Frédéric Faye has brought to Figeac; but while it's richer and more polished than the wines of yesteryear, the estate's identity hasn't been lost. Drink 2029-2065. Director of Château Figeac since 2013, Frédéric Faye emphasizes precision and timing when he characterizes the estate's evolution over the last decade. Harvest now lasts three or four weeks, stopping and starting, so each parcel of this 41-hectare vineyard can be picked at optimal maturity. Farming is similarly adapted parcel by parcel, emphasizing sustainability. And a brand-new winery triples the team's working space, with small tanks so each parcel can be vinified separately. Yet the objective is to polish Figeac, not to change it. If the estate's wines are now suppler and fuller, their classically Cabernet-rich assemblage hasn't altered. Old-fashioned approaches such as submerged-cap fermentation for fruit growing on gravel soils have been retained. And of course, the estate's distinctive soils haven't changed. Faye and his team have turned in a brilliant performance in 2019, and the Manoncourt family have every reason to be delighted with the new lustre that he has brought to this reference-point château. 100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown – thewineindependent.com (Mei 2022) Composed of 36% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 30% Merlot, the 2019 Figeac is deep garnet-purple colored. It needs considerable swirling to coax out its alluring perfume of redcurrant jelly, juicy blackcurrants, and blackberries, with underlying suggestions of candied violets, chocolate box, fragrant earth, and lavender plus a touch of crushed rocks. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has a mind-blowing array of layers with exceptionally ripe, fine-grained tannins and jaw-dropping tension, leading to a fantastically persistent mineral and floral-tinged finish that makes your heart stop. With its energy, structure, and incredible depth, truly, this is a towering triumph. 98-100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown – robertparker.com (Juni 2020) The 2019 Figeac is composed of 30% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon and 36% Cabernet Franc, harvested from the 13th of September to the 7th of October. The alcohol this year is 14.1% and the pH is 3.7. Steal-your-heart scents of mulberries, black raspberries, Black Forest cake and cassis prance ever so gracefully out of the glass, followed by nuances of plum preserves, red roses, cinnamon toast and clove oil plus just a waft of lavender. Medium to full-bodied, the palate shimmers with electric energy, framed by a solid backbone of wonderfully ripe, grainy Cabernet-led tannins and bold freshness, finishing with fantastic persistence and with tons of emerging earth and floral layers. This is a simply stunning, seemingly effortless, beautifully harmonious expression of the vineyard and the vintage - bravo! 98 Jane Anson – janeanson.com (Maart 2022) This is a gorgeous Figeac, balanced and finessed and full of promise for the future - and interesting to note that its blend is almost back to the classic third-of-each-variety of the pre-Rolland days. Just love the clarity and the chiselled quality to the fruits, blueberries, bilberries, cassis - all smooth, concentrated, with excellent acidity but high sweetness, and muscular tannins. Clear smoked sandalwood also but not a hint of dryness, and will clearly melt together with another five or six years in bottle. Can't wait to follow this wine as it ages. Cigar smoke and grilled sandalwood on the finish, the poise and precision on display here is just unmissable. Harvest September 13 to October 17, 100% new oak. 97 Jane Anson – decanter.com (Juni 2020) A higher amount of Cabernet Franc than usual in the blend, really get the Cabernet impact on the nose and on the attack, could easily say Left Bank with the liquorice root, menthol and leafy character. A rich creaminess comes in through the mid palate, with sappy raspberry fruits alongside salinity and minerality. The exuberance of a warm summer is there but it is well hidden under the precision of the tannic structure overall. An extremely impressive and signature Figeac. Juicy on the finish and oh so careful in its tannic delivery. 100% new oak. A yield of 34hl/ha, higher than 2018. 3.7pH. Drinking Window: 2028 - 2046. 18,5/20 James Lawther MW – jancisrobinson.com (Juni 2020) 30% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon. pH 3.7. Barrel sample. Exquisite wine. Fragrant, floral nose with a perfect pitch of fruit. Cool, minerally edge alongside. Very pure and precise, the crafting spot on. Lovely line and length with plenty of drive and persistence. Refreshing, saline finish. A classic Figeac in its elegance and restraint. Gets the nod over 2015 and 2018 and at least on a par with 2016. 14.1%. Drink 2028 – 2048. 98 James Suckling – jamessuckling.com (December 2021) This is a really beautiful red with crushed-berry, plum, bark, mushroom and earth character. It’s full and creamy-textured with lots of tannins, but they are integrated and polished and flow across the palate. So much depth and intensity, yet there’s underlying grace and class. Try after 2025. 98-99 James Suckling – jamessuckling.com (Juni 2020) This is one of the most structured and linear Figeac with very fine tannins, yet at an intense level. So complex on the nose with notes of white flowers, blueberries and graphite. It’s full-bodied, very balanced and agile. So transparent and linear with brightness and raciness. 36% cabernet franc, 30% merlot and 34% cabernet sauvignon. 98 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com (April 2022) The 2019 Château Figeac checks in as 36% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 30% Merlot, and it's another brilliant wine from Frédéric Faye. This deep purple-hued effort offers a beautiful Pauillac-like bouquet of ripe black cherries, cassis, damp earth, leafy herbs, chocolate, and smoked tobacco. It has classic Figeac herbal, earthy goodness (no doubt due to its high percentage of Cabernet) and is medium to full-bodied on the palate, has perfect tannins and flawless balance, all making for a brilliant Saint-Emilion that brings richness and power paired with finesse and elegance. Give bottles 4-5 years, count yourself lucky, and enjoy over the following 30+. 99-100 Yohan Castaign – anthocyanes.com (Juni 2020) 97 Jean-Marc Quarin – quarin.com (Juni 2020) 97-99 Jeff Leve – winecellarinsider.com (Juni 2020) 99 Terre de Vins – terredesvins.com (Juni 2020) IN DE WOORDEN VAN FREDERIC FAYE La robe brillante, d’une couleur profonde rouge amarante aux reflets violacés, atteste de la belle maturité de ce millésime. Le nez est intense, pur et d’une grande finesse. Nos Cabernets s’expriment pleinement au travers de notes florales et de fruits tels que la myrtille et la mara des bois. L’attaque gourmande est dense. Elle se prolonge harmonieusement sur un milieu de bouche caressant enrobé par nos Merlots. L’équilibre persiste jusqu’à la finale, d’une longueur exceptionnelle, où la texture fine et minérale des cabernets s’envole sur une fraicheur fruitée. 2019 restera un millésime de référence dans l’histoire du Château-Figeac. 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||