Château Figeac 2015

The 2015 vintage in Saint-Émilion

Vintage benchmark: 98/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)

Vintage character: A hot summer refreshed by August rains gave the great Right Bank vintage: sublime, built on fruit and 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

The aromatic depth of the Cabernets is exceptional. A range of floral scents from the Cabernet Franc completes the freshness of the fruity, spicy bouquet of the Cabernet Sauvignon. It is a true palette of sensations for the palate. The juicy flesh of the Merlot envelops the whole and gives a generous mid-palate with a velvety texture. The tannic structure carries the wine towards a long, persistent finish, in keeping with the style of CHATEAU-FIGEAC.

Blend of the 2015 vintage

Figures from the 2015 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.