Tasting Notes
JancisRobinson.com – 17.5
Magnum. Made by Thierry Manoncourt. Transparent shaded ruby. Clearly evolved just to look at. Really very fresh but ripe and sweet initially, too, with flattering maturation. Stony nose. Precise and so different from the St-Emilion norm in 2006! Elegant. Clean and refreshing. Dry but not painful finish. My kind of wine. (JR)
Anticipated maturity: 2018-2030
Vinous – 90
The 2006 Figeac is a vintage that I have appreciated for some time, though this might be its best showing. Well-defined and vibrant on the nose, it is quite precise with expressive Cabernet Franc, touches of freshly-rolled tobacco and sage infusing the brambly red fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins, displaying a discrete marine influence. Hints of black olive emerge towards the finish with a touch of pencil box. Maybe it just stumbles in the final furlongs, yet it is a solid Figeac trying its damn best to please, despite its shortcomings. Tasted at the 2006 Bordeaux tasting at the Savoy Hotel, London.
Anticipated maturity: 2021-2034
Robert Parker – 89
Tasted at Bordeaux Index’s annual 10-Year On tasting in London and subsequently blind at Farr Vintners’ tasting, the 2006 Chateau Figeac has an open-knit, meaty, Cabernet Franc-driven bouquet with hints of scorched earth and bell pepper infusing the black fruit, later cigar box and smoke. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, a little dryness in the mouth, certainly not a fruit-driven Figeac, although it is nicely balanced on the simple Cabernet-driven finish. Drink this over the next 5-6 years – not a bad Figeac, but it is surpassed by many other vintages in recent years. Tasted April 2016.
Anticipated maturity: 2016-2024
