Château Figeac - St.-Emilion 2018 (750ml)
Price: $312.00
#23 of Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2021
| Producer | Château Figeac |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St Emilion |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Sku | 1005672 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Enthusiast: 100 Points
With its rich swathe of Cabernet Sauvignon this wine has density and immense structure balanced by stunning black fruits that give impressive promise. This powerful wine is probably the greatest ever produced from this estate. Drink from 2027.
Jeb Dunnuck: 98 Points
Reminiscent of the 2016 with its incredible purity and elegance the 2018 Château Figeac offers a terrific perfume of crème de cassis redcurrants dried earth tobacco lead pencil spring flowers and exotic spice-driven nuances. Playing in the medium to full-bodied end of the spectrum it's flawlessly balanced has silky polished tannins and a stunning sense of purity. It doesn't have the sexiness of the 2015 but it's very much in the style of the 2018 vintage with its pure elegant haut couture-like style. And it doesn't show a hint of its 100% new oak élevage. Give bottles 4-5 years of bottle age and enjoy over the following 20-30 years. It's not the biggest or richest Saint- Emilion yet the balance finesse and elegance are something to behold. I think it's going to check in behind the 2015 (and maybe the 2019) when all is said and done but it's unquestionably one of the greatest Figeac in the past 20-30 years. The blend is 38% Cabernet Sauvignon 36% Merlot and the balance Cabernet Franc raised all in new oak. Another big “Bravo� to the talented director Frédéric Faye!
James Suckling: 98 Points
A powerful structured Figeac offering loads of blackb
Vinous: 98 Points
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 between 2028-2058)
jdWine Advocate: 97+ Points
The 2018 Figeac is composed of 37% Merlot 33% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Cabernet Franc with a 3.7 pH and 14% alcohol. Deep garnet-purple in color it soars out of the glass with opening notes of freshly crushed red and black cherries mulberries and ripe juicy plums followed by hints of violets damp soil cedar chest crushed rocks and pencil shavings. The medium-bodied elegantly styled palate features bags of freshness and exquisitely ripe beautifully poised tannins to support the bright energetic black and red fruit layers finishing on a lingering fragrant earth note. This is absolutely recognizable as being cut from the same cloth as old-school Figeac but all the recent vineyard and winemaking improvements have unveiled the beautifully ripe intense nuanced potential here. Bravo to managing director/winemaker Frédéric Faye and his team! Although there is a lot to love about this wine right now give it 5-6 years for the oak to fully integrate and the underlying perfume suggestions to emerge then enjoy over the next 20-25 years or more.
Wine Spectator: 96 Points
Sleek and tightly focused this is a racy style marked by a pure beam of cassis and cherry purée and infused with red tea bergamot and bay hints. Very fresh and refined through the finish with a long chalky thread lingering after everything else. Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2024 through 2038. 10830 cases made.
