Carter Snead

9.0

Great night of celebration — 3 years ago

with Leigh and John

Brad Swick

9.0

Initially short but after breathing was really full. Dry. Mild oak. Great at $5/bottle . included in Laitheaite’s initial offer. Let it breathe before drinking! — 5 years ago

John Davidson

8.9

Damn nice Pomerol. Heavy black cherry nose and honestly there’s a lot of that same flavor on the front. Tannins were a bit high on day one but better day two, I get plum and pomegranate coming through, and thankfully there’s still some acidic soil to stave off the sugar rush. Alcohol burn seems balanced and I’m not gonna lie, I paired Night Two with some Sea Salt Organic Beet Chips by Rhythm. Worked well for me. — 5 years ago

Billy L.

8.9

Nice Summer Rose on hot day! — 6 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

Alan

9.2

A generous wine, big and yet structured with lots of great aromatics. — 7 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.1

A new vintage - beautiful CDP, balanced and elegant. We decanted, but again this wine is jumping right out. Very nice. — 4 years ago

Abe Glass

8.9

I will separate myself from the last ratings. Find it, buy it, enjoy it! — 4 years ago

Erica Gamble

9.2

Acidity smoothed out with breathing. Strong plum. Made in steel instead of oak. — 5 years ago

Doggfather

8.9

Pretty decent. — 6 years ago

J. Kim

9.1

Sweeter blue fruit in 2015 — 6 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

A baby. One of the best wines for the money from Provence 🔥 — 6 years ago

Kyle Volluz

9.0

This was a great find at the $19 price point —- quite surprising. Tobacco on the nose; stone and black cherry on the palate. — 7 years ago

Joshua Wiedergänger

8.9

Fresh nose, medium body, slightly dry, delicious — 8 years ago

Mark S.

9.0

From just opening, we can enjoy this fruity wine with raspberry, cherry. Enough acidity. Cherry, Licorice. A bit spicy. Rounded. Easy to drink. 2018 @580, Kping -, 211118-211122 — 4 years ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

8.9

Always great — 5 years ago

Doug Powers

9.3

Lovely older Bandol, tree bark, redfruits, still some solid structure in this one, long, lingering finish. — 5 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

Nose has smokey dry earth, dry lavender, old licorice, dried black cherry, ripe black currant, dried blackberry and (light) dried oak.

Palate has silky dried blackberry, ripe plum, black currant jam, (light) dark chocolate, dried blueberry and light tannins. Mouth coating texture. Future bottles should be 2023+

50% Grenache & 50% Mourvédre

Paired with a bottom round beef roast, slow cooked 8+ hours with autumn root vegetables and the au jus from the roast, thickened with a little of my own tomato paste, delicious. — 6 years ago

David Lee

9.0

Dry Medium bodied with fresh strawberry and plenty of tannins. Good QPR Rosenthal. Will only get better. — 6 years ago

Rita Ernst

10

Dry Farm Wine — 7 years ago