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Chateau Figeac 2024

Name: Chateau Figeac 2024
Brand: Chateau Figeac
SKU: ENP10185
Price: 244.61 NZD
Availability: InStock

First payment

$244.61

Estimated second payment: $ 43.55

Total estimated payment: $288.16

This wine is offered En Primeur, the first payment due in August this year. The second payment containing the duty and taxes is due on arrival to New Zealand in two years time. The estimated second payment and estimated total are shown here.

93-95/100William Kelley

The 2024 Figeac is a lovely classic, wafting from the glass with aromas of blackcurrants, minty berries, licorice and pencil shavings, deftly framed by new oak. Medium to full-bodied, layered and velvety, with good depth at the core, powdery tannins and a suave, seamless profile, it's a blend of 33% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Franc and 39% Cabernet Sauvignon that attained 12.7% alcohol. Figeac was one of those estates that took the risk of waiting to harvest, rejecting just over 20% of the crop in the sorting process to produce a compelling wine despite the challenging conditions.

93-96/100 Thomas Parker MW

Mid-deep ruby colour. The nose speaks of Figeac's varieties: herbal with sage, mint, blackcurrant leaf but also cool black fruit. There's a good lick of sweet spice too, adding to a sense of overall ripeness while keeping the cool nature of the vintage. The oak is plush, but not overdone, adding some real sweet and savoury seasoning. This gives a more supple texture, with chalky tannins propping up hedgerow-like fruit. A vertical rather than broad wine, lifted by pressed violets on the finish. Good length, finesse and ethereal balance.

95/100 Jane Anson

Vivid plum and ruby colour, clear ripe raspberry and damson fruits, sappy quality, fine tannins. The Cabernet Franc slowly unfurls its floral waves, violets and iris, with white flowers, savoury black fruits, good energy and length. Figeac has shown over and over again that it can deliver wines that succeed and delight in many different kinds of vintage conditions, and it is an estate to have confidence in. 31hl/ha yield, 100% new oak, 8% press, 3.66pH. 31hl/ha yield. They deleafed on both sides for the first time since technical director Romain Jean-Pierre arrived 13 years ago. Harvest September 20 to October 5.

93-96/100 Antonio Galloni

Silky and aromatic, with velvety tannins, the 2024 Figeac is sublime. Floral and savory aromatics meld into a core of blue/purplish fruit, spice, licorice, lavender and menthol. All the elements are so well balanced. The blend is 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot and 28% Cabernet Franc, with 8% press wines. Not surprisingly, the 2024 is a very Cabernet-driven Figeac. Production is 60,000 bottles, or 50% of normal, because of low yields and further selection in the cellar. Tasted two times. 2034-2054.

93-95/100 Neal Martin

The 2024 Figeac was picked September 20 to October 5 at 31 hl/ha after sorting, as the natural yield was 36 hl/ha. The château sacrificed 21% of the crop (which I witnessed first-hand when I called in during harvest and toured the reception) and it matured entirely in new oak with 8% vin de presse. That wood is neatly assimilated on the nose with blackberry, raspberry and light pine resin scents, all fashioned with wonderful delineation. Later, a hint of wilted rose petal emerges from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and a keen line of acidity. This is very elegant and classical Figeac in style. There is a little more linearity, but this feels quite effortless overall. Its buvabilité is perhaps higher than other vintages, even if the likes of the 2020 or 2022 might have longer legs. This becomes spicier with aeration, which seems to prolong the finish, especially on my second visit toward the end of my tastings. 2033 - 2060

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