Figeac 2007

robert_parker85

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

Tasted blind at the 2007 Bordeaux horizontal in Southwold. Every time I encounter the Figeac 2007 is merits a lower score! The nose is rather feral with smoked bacon, undergrowth – rather animally and I am wondering whether there is a brett problem here that is really beginning to overwhelm this wine. The palate has a sharp entry with pointed acidity, rather hard tannins with a dry, slightly metallic finish. Vexing. Tasted January 2011.

robert_parker89

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

Tasted at the UGC in London. Alas, the Figeac -07 does not quite fulfill the promise it showed out of barrel, although I have enough experience to know how time can abrade this wine into something magical. The Figeac as a Cabernet dominated nose with blackberry leaf, underbrush, cigar box and a touch of cedar. The palate is full-bodied, quite peppery on the entry with firm tannins, good fruit concentration but with considerable oak to be resolved on the finish. I like the weight and the freshness of this Figeac, but as always, it will need time. Drink 2013-2020. Tasted November 2009.

robert_parker93

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

I like this nose: well defined, some lovely, delicate notes of red cherry, boysenberry, blackberry and a touch of wet sand. Tobacco becoming more intense. Medium-bodied, much more harmonious and refined than usual with fine, filigree tannin. A more feminine, composed Figeac with great purity and lively red-berried fruits, wild strawberry and cherry on the finish. It seems more Merlot than usual (although 40%). Good length. Very fine for the vintage. Tasted April 2008.

robert_parker85

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Figeac is a disappointing wine that really puts into context how far this estate has travelled in recent years. The aromatics take a while to really coalesce, eventually offering herbaceous red and black fruit, melted tar and bell pepper aromas, the latter emanating from the Cabernet component. The palate is medium-bodied with rather brittle tannin, very masculine in style with a firm backbone, but it comes across as rather mean and raw on the finish. I would be drinking bottles in the near future. Tasted February 2017.

robert_parker85

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 2007 Bordeaux tasting. The 2007 Figeac has plenty of tart red cherry fruit on the nose that is pretty, but feels comparatively one-dimensional in the context of the 2006 Figeac. The palate is medium-bodied with an edgy opening. It is structured with quite an austere, almost Left Bank, curmudgeonly finish that gives away the high proportion of Cabernet. It's not a complex Saint Emilion, but there is decent delineation, though what it lacks is some cohesion on the finish. Essentially an early-drinking Figeac that, if truth be told, even in this supposed off-vintage ought to have been better. Tasted September 2015.