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Chateau Figeac2009

RED WINE

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April 2025
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Chateau Figeac label
  • Producer Chateau Figeac
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Saint-Emilion
  • UPC 3 770000 181494

Reviews

James Suckling 97

Even in this super-ripe vintage Figeac retains its usual red bell pepper aroma (from the cabernet sauvignon grape) and that adds a light touch to the opulent fruit cake and spice character. The full fine tannins beautifully support the rich palate and make the finish very long and plush.

by JS, James Suckling , 2019

Wine Spectator 96

Distinctive, with atypical (for St.-Emilion) force and drive to the black currant, roasted cedar and maduro tobacco flavors, which are supported by a dense, loam-tinged structure. Terrific roasted espresso, ganache and fig paste notes wait in reserve. Very muscular, but with the cut for balance. Best from 2017 through 2035. –JM

by JM, Wine Spectator , 2012

Vinous Media 94

The 2009 Figeac is a gorgeous wine that is really coming into its own. It has quite a precocious bouquet with wild strawberry, blood orange, fig jam, marmalade and gravelly aromas courtesy of the Cabernets. There is real depth on what is quite lush aromatics. The palate is beautifully balanced, very pure with a velvet texture, plenty of ripe red fruit, white pepper, clove, blood orange and kirsch notes, building wonderful towards a powerful yet controlled finish. This is drinking supremely well now, but it will cruise at high altitude for a number of years.

by NM, Vinous Media , 2021

Wine Enthusiast 96

A ripe year like 2009 is kind to the Cabernet Sauvignon of Chateau Figeac. The wine is perfumed with new wood and sweet fruits, delicious black currant flavors giving both ripeness and freshness. The wine has weight and impressive density. A star of the vintage.

by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2012

Wine Advocate 94

The medium garnet colored 2009 Figeac features a very pretty perfume of rose hip tea, lilacs and cinnamon stick over a core of red and black currant preserves plus hints of dried herbs and sweaty saddles. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers bags of savory fruit layers with plenty of floral sparks, framed by rounded tannins, finishing on a earthy note.

by LPB, Wine Advocate , 2019

Technical Details

Estate

Chateau FIGEAC is a family-owned estate covering 54 hectares (133 acres), of which 40 (99 acres) are dedicated to vine-growing. Located to the west of Saint-Emilion, close to the boundaries of Pomerol, its 3 mounds of Guntzian gravel give the vineyard its identity and its grape variety composition.

Tasting notes

Harmonious and elegant, FIGEAC reveals lovely balance even in its youth. Its long ageing potential is one of the greatest of all the top Bordeaux growths.

Technical data

Appellation: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: 1st Great Classified Growth since the classification was first set up in 1954 Landscape relief: 3 mounds Soil type: Guntzian gravel Grape variety composition: 35% Cabernet Sauvi-gnon, 35% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot Hand-harvested Traditional ageing Oak and stainless steel vats Duration of ageing: 15 to 18 months 100% new barrels

Vinification

The making of this great wine begins with painstaking work in the vines which adheres to the
principles of environmentally-friendly integrated crop management to produce grapes of great
complexity that mirror the amazing terroir of FIGEAC.
The wine-making methods allow the grapes to express elegance in the wine.