GrVins
Sélection et importation de vins fins
Saint-Emilion premier grand cru classé B en 2012 Logé en caisse bois de 6 bouteilles 75 cl William Kelley > Parker 100 | Yves Beck 99 | Jane Anson > Decanter 96 | Antonio Galloni > Vinous 95-97 | Neal Martin > Vinous 96-98 | Jean-Marc Quarin 96
264.85 CHF (245.00 CHF HT)
William Kelley 100 points www.erobertparker.com 6th Apr 2023 The 2020 Figeac is the finest wine that has been bottled to date at this estate since its renaissance began a decade ago. Wafting from the glass with aromas of blackberries and raspberries mingled with cigar wrapper, pencil shavings, licorice and black truffles, it’s medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a suave, harmonious profile, vibrant acids, and beautifully refined structuring tannins. This sapid, complex wine represents the essence of this great terroir. Two years after extensive soil studies of the estate were carried out, and the first growing season to see cover crops used in the vineyards year-round, the 2020 benefited from more coherently demarcated parcels and more precise élevage, which taken together help to account for its edge over the excellent 2019.
Le Figeac 2020 est le meilleur vin qui ait été mis en bouteille à ce jour dans ce domaine depuis sa renaissance il y a une dizaine d’années. Il est mi-corsé à corsé, profond et concentré, avec un profil suave et harmonieux, une acidité vibrante et des tanins structurants magnifiquement raffinés. Ce vin sapide et complexe représente l’essence même de ce grand terroir. Deux ans après des études approfondies du sol du domaine, et la première saison de culture où des plantes de couverture ont été utilisées dans les vignobles tout au long de l’année, le 2020 a bénéficié d’une délimitation parcellaire plus cohérente et d’un élevage plus précis, qui, ensemble, contribuent à expliquer son avance sur l’excellent 2019.
Yves Beck 98-99 points www.yvesbeck.wine Ce qui surprend, d’entrée, c’est la fraîcheur de Figeac. Certes, me direz-vous, il y a du Cabernet Sauvignon… c’est juste, mais ça n’explique pas tout ! Le bouquet révèle d’intenses notes fruitées avec des parfums de sureau. De caractère crémeux en attaque, le vin affiche un caractère aromatique soutenu ainsi qu’une élégante puissance tannique. La finale ne manque bien entendu pas d’également souligner la notion de fraîcheur de par son caractère juteux, salin, crayeux et très long ! Un Figeac d’une rare finesse, élancé et puissant. Quand la subtilité, la profondeur et la vigueur sont de mèche, la grandeur est inévitablement au rendez-vous ! 2027-2055
Neal Martin 96-98 points www.vinous.com The 2020 Figeac was picked from September 4 to October 1 and underwent vinification free of SO2. Deep purple in color, it is initially backward and sultry on the nose, necessitating 60 minutes before it really opens. It then reveals intense scents of cranberry, raspberry and touches of cassis intermingling with white pepper. Given that the Cabernets comprise 63% of the blend, this has a typical Left Bank personality but with Right Bank precocity. The palate conveys a sense of vibrancy and vigor on the entry, a dash of black pepper and allspice mingling with the mélange of red and black fruit. The tannins are satin-like in texture, and there’s dark berry fruit and hints of pencil lead and black truffle shavings toward the Pomerol-like finish. This is a magnificent Figeac from head winemaker Frédéric Faye and his team. This sample really came into its own 2–3 hours after opening.
Jean-Marc Quarin 96 www.quarin.com Couleur sombre, intense et pourpre. Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, subtil, parfumé et délicat. Bouche tout en grâce tactile, avec une folle élégance dans le toucher et une texture noble qui m’a donné envie d’un peu plus de puissance entre le milieu et la finale, d’un peu moins de prudence. Belle persistance incrachable. Assemblage : 37 % merlot, 32 % cabernet franc, 31 % cabernet sauvignon. Degré d’alcool : 13°8 – pH : 3,7. Rendement : 40 hl/ha. Production : 75 % de premier vin.
Jane Anson 96 points www.decanter.com (at Primeur week tastings in Bordeaux, 01 May 2021) This delivers concentration and intensity, a ton of black fruits, definitely Cabernet dominant in terms of fruit, and its slightly serious character, with a whoosh of juice on the finish. An extremely elegant and controlled wine, with savoury bilberry and loganberry, then peony and tobacco leaf as it opens. Tannins are finely layered but there are a lot of them. Not an exuberant Figeac, but this is rarely a wine that rushes out to seduce, it takes its time and has ageing potential in spades. The gravel soils in the drought of the summer meant the grapes slowed their ripening process, although only the youngest vines suffered blockages, and that combined with the high Cabernet content of Figeac means lower alcohols than the past few years, giving a classic balance and a feeling of effortless success. 75% of the production went into the first wine. Harvest September 4 to October 1, a full five weeks. Their final yield here was around 37hl/ha, (higher than in 2019 at Figeac, which was 34hl/ha). As with on the Left Bank, the Cabernet Sauvignons were the lowest yield (30hl/ha), with tiny berries so had to be careful with the extraction. First vintage in the new cellars. Drinking Window 2029 – 2046
Antonio Galloni 95-97 points www.vinous.com A super-classic wine, the 2020 Figeac sizzles with vertical energy. The château has made a number of tremendous wines in recent vintages, but I don’t remember a Figeac with this much saline-drenched intensity and mineral drive. The 2020 is superb, but it won’t be ready to drink anytime soon. The mixture of soil types and varieties, with the high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon, that is such a signature here, was a huge help in maintaining balance and energy in the wine. Technical Director Frédéric Faye certainly seems to have gotten the most out of the vintage.