2000 Ch La Tour Figeac Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 12x75cl
06A0TFIG _ 2000 - Ch La Tour Figeac Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 12x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château de la Tour Figeac
  • Region St Emilion
  • Grape Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2012 - 2025
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available

2000 - Ch La Tour Figeac Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 12x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château de la Tour Figeac
  • Region St Emilion
  • Grape Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2012 - 2025
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available

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  • Goedhuis

    Situated right next door to Cheval Blanc, this property could hardly ask for a finerlocation. Exquisitely balanced with masses of smoky, dark fruit, it is one of the bestRight Bank wines that we tasted. April 2001

  • Robert Parker, April 2003, Score: 91

    An enormously appealing, sexy wine, the 2000 exhibits an opaque ruby/purple color along with serious levels of concentrated cranberry, black cherry, and black currant fruit mixed with smoked herbs, licorice, and minerals. Once past the gorgeous perfume, this medium to full-bodied, ripe wine is textured, expansive, and a total hedonistic as well as intellectual turn-on! Anticipated maturity: Now-2015.

  • Clive Coates, June 2001

    36 hl/ha. A little more Cabernet Franc than usual (35-40%). Very good colour. Full, rich and fat on the nose. This is a fine example of the new style. The fruit is upfront but the wine is not over-macerated. Good freshness and the tannins are very ripe. Full body. Quite a lot of tannin. But a wine of real intensity and concentration rather than bulk. Very lovely rich, profound fruit. Lotsof dimension. Very long. Very poised. This is fine. From 2009.

Producer

Château de la Tour Figeac

Like its Médoc cousin (in name alone), Chateau La Tour Figeac in St Emilion was named after a now ghost tower which had dwelled on the premises. The renowned Stéphane Derenoncourt is their consulting oenologist who has helped contribute to this property's reputation - and growing fan base.

Region

St Emilion

South of Pomerol lies the medieval, perched village of St Emilion. Surrounding St Emilion are vines that produce round, rich and often hedonistic wines. Despite a myriad of soil types, two main ones dominate - the gravelly, limestone slopes that delve down to the valley from the plateau and the valley itself which is comprised of limestone, gravel, clay and sand. Despite St Emilion's popularity today, it was not until the 1980s to early 1990s that attention was brought to this region. Robert Parker, the famous wine critic, began reviewing their Merlot-dominated wines and giving them hefty scores. The rest is history as they say. Similar to the Médoc, there is a classification system in place which dates from 1955 and outlines several levels of quality. These include its regional appellation of St Emilion, St Emilion Grand Cru, St Emilion Grand Cru Classé and St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé, which is further divided into "A" (Ausone and Cheval Blanc) and "B" (including Angélus, Canon, Figeac and a handful of others). To ensure better accuracy, the classification is redone every 10 years enabling certain châteaux to be upgraded or downgraded depending on on the quality of their more recent vintages.

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