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Robert Parker

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James Suckling

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CHATEAU FIGEAC, 2022

PRIMEURS - LIVRAISON 2025

" the 2022 Figeac is a brilliant wine with which to celebrate this property's elevation to Premier Grand Cru Classé "A" status. Wafting from the glass with aromas of raspberries and cassis mingled with notions of iris, forest floor, cigar wrapper and pencil lead, it's medium to full-bodied, pure and perfumed, with a deep and multidimensional core of fruit, bright acids and beautifully refined tannins. Serious yet civilized, it's the quintessential Figeac, testament to the late Thierry Manoncourt's vision to plant such a large proportion of Cabernet, and on drought-resistant rootstocks. Such is the inherent complexity of Figeac's terroirs that harvest took place sub-block by sub-block between September 1st and 25th. Congratulations are in order for the Manoncourt family, director Frédéric Faye, consulting winemaker Thomas Duclos and all their team. " - Wine Advocate

CHARACTERISTICS

RANKING 1st Growth A, Saint-Emilion
GRAPE VARIETIES 35% merlot, 34% cabernet franc, 31% cabernet sauvignon
2022 VINTAGE "The resilience of our vines and the quality of the berries impressed us because they were leading us to an exceptional wine, well beyond the great vintage that the excessive climate of the year could have predicted. These are the identity and the great strengths of its terroir, which Château-Figeac 2022 expresses, in fullness. "-Chateau-Figeac
VINE GROWING The high temperatures and the strong sunshine from the month of May have caused a dazzling growth of the vine: the veraison is early, the maturation is slow until the harvest. The work in the vineyard following the principles of agro-ecology allowed to mitigate this solar vintage and to preserve the freshness in the grapes and in the soils. The harvest began on September 1st - the earliest harvest in the 130 years that the Manoncourt family has been at the head of the Château - and ended on September 26th.
WINE MAKING The vinification is done on a parcel-by-parcel basis in order to reveal the potential of the terroir of each parcel. The vinification is carried out without sulphur, without punching down and with low fermentation temperatures.
AGEING The wine is aged in 100% new French oak barrels.
FORMAT 75 cl

 

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352,80 € T.T.C.
352,80 € T.T.C.
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Vineyard Detail
AGRICULTURE Sustainable - High Environmental Value (HEV) certification
GRAPE VARIETIES Cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc
VINEYARD SURFACE AREA 40 hectares
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 100,000 bottles
HARVEST Manual
SOIL Three gravel hilltops composed of quartz, flint and blue clay in subsoil

 

History and anecdotes

Château Figeac is classified “B” as Premier Grand Cru in Saint-Emilion appellation. The estate would be named after the Figeacus family who, in the 2nd century, settled where the actual Château is.

The estate's history started in the 15th century. Several owners succeeded each other and some of them sold plots which are now part of the Cheval Blanc vineyard. In 1892, the estate became the Manoncourt family’s property. Thierry Manoncourt, forerunner of the vineyard scientific approach, is behind the creation of the Figeac style.

Figeac’s nickname is “the most Medoc of the Saint-Emilion” because of its atypical grape varieties mainly composed of Cabernet.

The estate has 12 hectares of pasture, 100-year-old trees, as well as a large orchard, which is in favour of biodiversity and the development of pollinating insects.

CHATEAU FIGEAC

Caracteristics

CHARACTERISTICS

RANKING 1st Growth A, Saint-Emilion
GRAPE VARIETIES 35% merlot, 34% cabernet franc, 31% cabernet sauvignon
2022 VINTAGE "The resilience of our vines and the quality of the berries impressed us because they were leading us to an exceptional wine, well beyond the great vintage that the excessive climate of the year could have predicted. These are the identity and the great strengths of its terroir, which Château-Figeac 2022 expresses, in fullness. "-Chateau-Figeac
VINE GROWING The high temperatures and the strong sunshine from the month of May have caused a dazzling growth of the vine: the veraison is early, the maturation is slow until the harvest. The work in the vineyard following the principles of agro-ecology allowed to mitigate this solar vintage and to preserve the freshness in the grapes and in the soils. The harvest began on September 1st - the earliest harvest in the 130 years that the Manoncourt family has been at the head of the Château - and ended on September 26th.
WINE MAKING The vinification is done on a parcel-by-parcel basis in order to reveal the potential of the terroir of each parcel. The vinification is carried out without sulphur, without punching down and with low fermentation temperatures.
AGEING The wine is aged in 100% new French oak barrels.
FORMAT 75 cl