Chateau Figeac Premier Grand Cru Classe A, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2023

Château-Figeac, the Manoncourt family's Saint-Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé A, farms about 41 ha of vines within a single 54 ha estate. It sits on three deep Günzian gravel outcrops of quartz and flint over blue clay, and is planted roughly 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Cabernet Franc and 30% Merlot. The two Cabernets make up about 70% of the grand vin, giving a taut, mineral frame with peony, infused fruit and graphite over satiny tannins; it is aged in new oak and develops cedar, tobacco leaf and truffle over decades. Petit-Figeac, the second wine (made since 1945, so named from 2012), comes only from estate grapes and is lighter and earlier-drinking.

Appellation

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux

Classification

Premier Grand Cru Classé A (2022)

Owner

Manoncourt family

Vineyards

54 ha estate in one block, about 41 ha planted; three Günzian gravel outcrops over blue clay; average vine age 35 years

Grapes

About 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot

Wines

Château-Figeac; Petit-Figeac (second wine)

Style

Cabernet-led (about 70%), mineral and long-ageing; aged in new oak

Website

https://www.chateau-figeac.com

Sources: chateau-figeac.com, Wikipedia