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

Chris England

9.2

After the amazing 2010 I had to try the 09 @ £30! Owned by & next door to Cheval-Blanc on old Figeac land 👍 & it's a fab buy to drink now to next 5yrs

🍇 80% Merlot & 20% Cab F

🍷 Opaque deep ruby

👃 Dark plum, blackcurrant & dark cherry through rich smoked oak w/ crushed minerals & farmyard then choc cherry gateaux

👄 Med+ creamy body of ripe chewy black plums/cherries/berries w/ a warm cocoa & gravelly backbone

🎯 Med+ full fruity dark fruity creamy coating w/ a mineral & melted chocolate wallop — 8 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

K J

9.5

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

Jason Keefer

9.7

VEE-YON-YAY, only hard the first time! So good! — 10 years ago

Brian Miracle

9.2

Merlot from a 1 acre merlot vineyard owned by Figeac. — 11 years ago

Austin Black

8.9

2012 aglianico — 11 years ago

Eric Miller

9.7

Love this vino... #smooth — 12 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

Naoko Shibusawa

9.2

Dry, drinkable red — 8 years ago

Troy Tregilles

9.5

THIS WILL BE A SUMMER STAPLE! — 9 years ago

Ker Stef

9.5

Nickel top — 9 years ago

Stuart Robinson

9.1

Superb. Fine chalky texture, a little freshening citrus. — 9 years ago

R T

8.9

2015.11.27 韓国料理店にて。スパイシー。 — 10 years ago

kristin otto

9.2

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

Lucas Brown

9.3

Smooth with vibrant bouquet — 10 years ago

with Lee

Jeff Saratoga

9.0

Goes well with grilled tri tip
— 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

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

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

Hannah harper

9.0

Tasted and liked. Pinot Noirish — 9 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

Anthony Iandoli

9.1

Our favorite bottle so far — 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

Stuart Robinson

9.0

Second vintage I've tried, grown into its boots with the additional vintage. Black fruit meets fennel for a quick fumble; soft and pillowy entry before things get down and dirty with depth and spice. — 11 years ago

BurgundyFan

10

Figeac in California ? — 11 years ago