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  • Country ranking ?

    1 219
  • Producer ranking ?

    25
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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The Story

With its pedigree style, CHATEAU-FIGEAC epitomises the elegance of the great wines of Bordeaux.

The wine’s individual character is drawn from an outstanding, complex terroir, characterised by three Gunzian gravel outcrops. Made from a grape composition of 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Cabernet Franc and 30% Merlot, its Cabernet majority is one of its features.Its unique style gradually shows through and develops over time. 

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Vintage 2001

Bordeaux / The year 2001 is known as the year of the winegrowers. The whole of Bordeaux suffered from a lot of rain and the resulting noble rot. Sauternes has been producing its best wines for decades, and there is good reason to talk about the Sauternes revolution. The best wine of the year is clearly Yquem. Parker's hundred-point Yquem sold for 300 euros en primeur, and today the price is 600 euros per bottle.

For red wines, the year was ...

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Latest tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Deep, Ruby red and Dark

ending

Long and Lingering

flavors

Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Vanilla, Coffee, Toasty and Cedar

nose

Intense, Seductive, Refined and Tempting

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Medium tannin, Concentrated, Well-structured, Complex, Youthful, Medium-bodied, Elegant and Fresh

Veridict

nice but not special and Well-rounded

Information

Origin

Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux
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