Tasting Notes
JancisRobinson.com 17+
40% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Cabernet Franc. Another ‘classic’ in style, similar in character to 2008. Still reticent and reserved aromatically but juicy and vibrant with lots of freshness. Round and full on the attack then linear and focused on the finish. Tannins present but refined. Plenty of energy and drive. In the greater scheme of things GV. Good for a few years yet. (JL)
Anticipated maturity: 2023-2040
Vinous 95
The 2014 Figeac is showing splendidly. Vivid, red berry fruit, raspberry, Tay berry and strawberry intertwine with rose petal and crushed rock. There is less “smoke” than I have noticed in previous bottles. The palate is medium-bodied with a fresh entry, crisp acidity, a lovely underlying salinity with a clean and precise finish. It is not a complex or multi-dimensional Figeac…that was to come, but it serves as a delicious precursor to what was to come. Tasted at the château.
Anticipated maturity: 2022-2045
Robert Parker 94
The 2014 Figeac builds on its promise from barrel and delivers a very fulfilling bouquet with red plum, crushed strawberry, cedar and light graphite aromas that I suspect will close down for a period after bottling. (The bottle tasted at the château displayed a subtle incense aroma.) The palate is very well defined with a crisp line of acidity, sorbet fresh in the mouth and fanning out towards its structured, tensile finish. It is a great Figeac, a superb forerunner to the brilliant 2015 and it should not be underestimated. Chapeau winemaker Frédéric Faye and his team. Tasted twice (both in London and at the property) with consistent notes.
Anticipated maturity: 2022-2045
