Château Figeac 2010, Saint-Emilion
£330.00 per bottle
RETAIL - IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
Appellation - St Emilion
Owner - Manoncourt family
35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc
Second wine – Petit Figeac
Annual production – 180,000 bottles
"The 2016 Figeac was bottled at the end of July 2018, since Frédéric Faye wanted to give the wine more time in barrel to develop more harmony. The stunning 24-carat bouquet rivets you to the spot with brilliant delineation and mineral-rich red fruit that articulates its terroir as well as any Right Bank you will find. The palate is medium-bodied with svelte tannin, perfect acidity, wonderfully integrated new oak and enormous depth toward the fresh, pencil-box- and cedar-infused finish. This is a classic Figeac, up there with the 1947 and 1949, both recently re-tasted and testifying to a wine that genuinely belongs among the elite Saint-Émilions. Faye believes it is the best Figeac he has ever made. He is correct."
100/100 Neal Martin, vinous.com (Jan 2019), January 2019