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2018 Château Figeac, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Not ready
Product: 20181009769
2018 Château Figeac, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Description

Blend: 37% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc.

It’s an ebullient Figeac this year. The yield is down 20% because the Cabernet berries were so small, but that has given the wine concentration. There were no mildew or drought stress problems and there was only light extraction to preserve freshness and aromas. With notes of summer pudding and graphite, and amazing tannins, almost melting, this is a big Figeac of the modern era.

Drink 2028 - 2045

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Maturity Not ready
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Figeac

About this wine

Château Figeac

Château Figeac is one of the leading St. Emilion estates and its wine, with its high Cabernet content, has often been described as the most Médoc-like in St-Emilion. The estate is located in the north-west of the appellation with its vineyards adjoining those of Cheval Blanc. Its 54 hectares of vineyards lie on a deep, Médoc-like gravel topsoil over a flinty, iron-rich subsoil. Figeac was promoted in 2022 to the level of Premier Grand Cru Classé A, the top tier of the St Emilion classification.
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Saint-Emilion

Saint-Emilion

First officially classified in 1954, St-Émilion is one of Bordeaux's largest winemaking appellations, producing more wine than Listrac, Moulis, St Estèphe, Pauillac, St Julien and Margaux combined. Many of the region's finest vineyards can be found atop the steep limestone slopes of the village itself, although a fledgling band of garagiste producers are eschewing terroir to make small-batch, deeply-concentrated wines from their homes.
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