Château Figeac Premier Grand Cru Classe B

Château Figeac is a highly rated and well regarded wine estate in the Saint-Emilion appellation of Bordeaux. Figeac's eponymous flagship wine is known for its rich nose, silky texture and elegance, and for its aging potential in better vintages. Figeac was rated as Premier Grand Cru Classé (B) in the 1955 Saint-Émilion Classification – a status it retained through every subsequent iteration of the classification until 2022, when it was promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classé (A). Figeac becomes one of the most sought-after Right Bank Bordeaux reds especially after World War II. 

Deep purple in color. High energy on the nose with intense cassis, clove and nutmeg together with charcoal, roasted plums and graphite. The palate has real matière, but - as Frédéric Faye (winemaker) alludes to - the extraction of tannin has been managed very well. Chewy and richly structured as Figeac should be, there is a tempering of the firmer elements that allows the blue and black fruit to shine. A little herbal, minty character comes together with sweet spice to layer complexity on the fruit. Tightly wound and vertical, this intense and long wine will reward patience in the cellar, both to unfurl and to allow the still smoky wood to integrate fully.