Château Figeac 2014

The 2014 vintage in Saint-Émilion

Vintage benchmark: 89/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)

Vintage character: The Indian summer served the cabernet francs better than the merlots: sound, fresh wines, without great depth.

Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Émilion. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.

Tasting

On the palate, the wine is dynamic and harmonious. The attack is straightforward, then develops into a generous mid-palate that brings smoothness. The finish is fresh, powerful and fruity. The texture of the tannins, remarkable for its finesse and minerality, reflects the quality of the Cabernets of this vintage.

Blend of the 2014 vintage

Figures from the 2014 sheet

• 13 % vol.Alcohol
• 33 hl/haYield
• 45 yrsVine age
• 100,000 bottlesProduction

Winemaking

From the mid-1940s, Figeac adopted the Swiss technique of triggering malolactic fermentation immediately after alcoholic fermentation.

Ageing

100% new barrels

Terroir

Figeac is the largest estate in Saint-Emilion, covering 54 hectares. Alongside its 40 hectares of vines, the variety of its landscape contributes to what is now called a natural balance, or "biodiversity". Figeac has large open spaces that add to the majesty of the place and allow wildlife and flora to thrive. Figeac has received a true gift from nature: an enviable Bordeaux climate, an exceptional relief made up of 3 fine gravel mounds, and a soil reputed to hold the largest gravels of the area. This magnificent terroir is the basis for the estate's ranking among the Premiers Grands Crus of Saint-Emilion.