Chateau Figeac 2012
- Producer Chateau Figeac
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Emilion
- UPC 3 77000 018181 4
Tasting notes
The wine-making methods allow the grapes to express elegance in the wine.
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.
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.
Estate
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.
Winery 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 Sauvignon, 35% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot
Hand-harvested
Traditional ageing
Oak and stainless steel vats
Duration of ageing: 15 to 18 months
100% new barrels
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 Sauvignon, 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.
