Elegance and texture

Château-Figeac 2007

270.00 

Who better than Frédéric Faye to speak to you about Figeac:

“I joined as an intern in 2002, eager to learn and understand. I remember my first tasting of Figeac: it was the 2001 vintage, still in barrel. In the old winery, I was struck by an aromatic explosion of fruit, flowers, and spices. On the palate, it was straightforward, clean, precise, with the Cabernet Franc texture lending a lasting finish. It was a true reflection of Figeac’s light, gravelly soils, giving it an airy quality. Figeac is a place, an agricultural, wine estate with a family that owns and lives on it.”

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THE WINE

Frédéric Faye :

“It’s a blend of three grape varieties in equal proportions, on three gravel knolls: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon, whose potential Mr. Manoncourt recognized as early as the late 1940s. There is no show-off element; sincerity prevails. When constructing the new winery, only natural, noble materials already present at Figeac were used. But it’s not this that gives the wine its character! The wine results from the three varieties planted on a mosaic of terroirs with four microclimates on the estate. The combination is key to this balance and aromatic expression that captivates from the first inhale. The Merlot offers roundness, the Cabernet Franc elegance, and the Cabernet Sauvignon a graphite texture.