Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

The olive is the figeac to the echo’s cheval Blanc. Lovely nose. Reminds me of St. Estephe. Black olive, forest floor, spice, cherry fruit, plum, mineral and earth. Just so authentic and what one wants. Palate is juicy and ripe and always with the wonderful structure that enables these wines to age so well. It’s silky yet substantial with terrific purity and a wonderful core of fruit. Really ripe and silky tannins and just brilliant texture. So dense and velvety, with brilliant freshness and just that hint of rusticity which is what defines the character of the Clos de L’Olive. A great wine and one of my favorite Chinons. — 6 years ago

Ben Levine

9.0

A bold red — 7 years ago

Phil Castellano

9.2

Nice Merlot from Saint Emilion. A little youthful but amazing ripe fruit, French oak, and smooth finish. I would hold for a while. I was curious to see how it was developing. — 8 years ago

Ker Stef

9.5

Nickel top — 9 years ago

Ginny Valenze

9.3

An amazing, full-bodied and velvety blend! — 9 years ago

K J

9.5

Deep and grapey. Smooth and dry. 20 bucks from Costco. A deal. Even better with air time — 9 years ago

kristin otto

9.2

A bit tight but a nice balance barnyard funk and bing cherries. — 10 years ago

Larry Clopp

9.2

2003 drinking really well. Big balanced wine perfect with Ribeye, salad and chocolate tonight for Basque feast. Much bigger w great depth compared to earlier Yon-Figeac — 10 years ago

Brian Miracle

9.2

Merlot from a 1 acre merlot vineyard owned by Figeac. — 10 years ago

Joel Hunter

9.8

Silky. Balanced. Delicious. — 11 years ago

Antoine Pin

Wine Buyer Kroger/QFC

9.4

Documenting Wine. — 11 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

Had this with the filet served on our last leg of flying home on Emirates.

This is Figeac’s second wine. Starting with the 2012 vintage going forward, this wine was renamed Petit Figeac.

The nose reveals, soft, slightly muted; blackberries, black cherries, black plum skin, plum, black raspberries & floral purple fruit mix. There’s a good presence of well layered baking spices; cinnamon, soft clove & nutmeg, vanilla, mocha powder, light caramel, dark cola currants, dry clay & top soil, dry stones, sandstone minerals, leathery notes, hints of graphite, anise, dark rich soil, fruit tea with dark red, purple flowers with violets that are slightly withering.

The body is not quite full with dry, fine earthy tannins. The mouthfeel is warm and ripe. It shows beauty & elegance. The structure, soft tension, length and balance reveal the quality of the 09 vintage. Ripe; blackberries, black cherries, black plum skin, plum, creamy black raspberries & floral purple fruit mix. Nicely layered baking spices; cinnamon stick, soft clove & nutmeg, vanilla, mocha powder, light caramel, dark & milk chocolate, dark cola currants, dry clay & top soil, dry stones, powdery, dry crushed rocks, sandstone minerals, cedar, leathery notes, hints of graphite, fresh, soft tobacco, anise, dark rich soil, fruit tea with dark red, purple flowers with violets, lavender that are fresh and slightly withering. The acidity is round excellent. The long finish is good but still needs five or more years to further integrate and soften. It shows a somewhat earthy dominance over fruit. but, it’s still very nice and persistent for minutes. 91 now and room for two to three points more down the road.

If you can still find this at a reasonable price, buy it. It’s going really beautiful in five more years.

Photos of; Chateau Figeac, my Emirates filet, which actually pretty good considering it was airline prepared, both sides of their lounge in Business Class. — 6 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.1

Tonight we have opened the 2009 Chateau La Tour du Pin. This is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. This property was owned by Antoine Mouiex from 1947 to 2006 when the owners of Cheval Blanc purchased it from the Mouiex family. The name was officially changed in 2008 from La Tour du Pin Figeac to Chateau La Tour du Pin. The same Technical Team responsible for producing wine of Cheval Blanc is now in charge of wines at La Tour du Pin. I am inclined just from this fact alone to be keeping my eyes on this Chateau. If you are a fan of Cheval Blanc this is where you can get your bang for the buck.

On the nose there is vibrant aromas of wonderful black fruit, black cherry, blackberry, black plum, black currant and licorice.

On the palate is good black fruit, black cherry, blackberry, black plum, green bell pepper, herbal notes and nice minerality.

The wine is medium to full bodied with medium acidity and smooth medium sandy tannins that is well balanced and has a pleasingly long finish. I am truly enjoying this wine that is brightening up my weekend. Please be safe and have a continued great weekend. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 8 years ago

Gustavo Nogueira

9.0

Warm nose. Elegant, balanced, aged to a velvety round taste. From the same owners of Chateau Figeac. Merlot and Cabernet Franc on almost equal percentages, and a little bit of Cabernet Sauvignon. Had the 2004 vintage with steak. — 9 years ago

Michael Thackerson

9.1

Needed an hour to open up, but was worth the wait. Great mouth feel, well balanced, will only get better — 10 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

A fantastic St. Emilion. Never tasted this producer before but I want more. — 10 years ago

with Elena

Lucas Brown

9.3

Smooth with vibrant bouquet — 10 years ago

with Lee

Jeff Saratoga

9.0

Goes well with grilled tri tip
— 10 years ago

Justin Levine

10

Big, smooth, amazing flavor — 11 years ago

Eric Miller

9.7

Love this vino... #smooth — 12 years ago

Patrick O Driscoll

9.6

Great wine with tannins, decant to fully explore and enjoy. — 6 years ago

Doctor No

9.2

A lovely, rich and balanced wine. Young and taut but not austere. 100% organic and indigenous yeasted, all stainless. Merlot from Fruili but 70+ yo vines. Lovely depth and concentration, more earthy than fruity. Has a bit of that plum character but also a bit of underbrush, funk and clay to the nose. Complex and interesting. This could use some time to mellow out a bit, but reminds me of an old school Figeac young and without oak, which is an interesting proposition. — 6 years ago

Chris Plance

9.0

This 2015 is a great value. A little thin mid palate, but a very good bordeaux representation for around $20 USD — 7 years ago

Mo Salem

9.5

Great vintage. Needs an hour to breath. Very well balanced. Full bodied. Smokey, leather, coffee, pepper, soy... brilliant!! This wine has all the right components to last another 10 years at least. — 9 years ago

with Ron

Tom Kobylarz

9.6

Wow off the so charts unique, and very good. Like the Figeac of Tuscany we have 1/3 each Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino. — 9 years ago

with Eric

Anthony Iandoli

9.1

Our favorite bottle so far — 10 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.5

This 11 year old blend of even parts Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot comes from a 50+ year old vines in the gravel banks of north eastern Italy. The Vencjar is the Figeac of Friuli with excellent,high class earthiness tied to dark plum & currant fruit. The wine was great with Cinnamon's homemade gnocchi! — 10 years ago

with Cleora

Nestor Tsioustas

9.0

Bright red succulent fruit. Cassis, touch of tobacco but very subtle. Outstanding length of acidity, dusty dry tannins. Layers of flavours, with an impressive long aftertaste. 92+ points. — 10 years ago

BurgundyFan

10

Figeac in California ? — 11 years ago

Julien Marchand

9.6

Le vin de la soirée selon moi, dans le cadre de Fous de Bordeaux. Belle bouteille en début de maturité. #BFVQ2013 — 12 years ago

with Guillaume, Marie-Hélène and 1 other