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The February 2016 Midwest Gentleman's No Reserve Distinguished Cellar Auction
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Estimate: $100
Nicked and stained label.
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94+JG
"While 1986 is not a top vintage on the Right Bank, it has certainly produced a superb Figeac. The wine offers up a very deep, pure and striking nose of red and black cherries, Cuban tobacco, raw cocoa, new leather, brilliantly transparent soil tones, fresh herbs and a stylish base of cedar. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and racy, with a fine core of fruit, impeccable focus and balance, ripe tannins and outstanding backend grip and energy on the pure and very long finish. This vintage of Figeac is really starting to drink well at age twenty-six, but I might be tempted to give it a few more years to let just a bit more of the tannin fall away and some of Figeac’s customary black truffle tones to emerge on the already very complex and perfumed nose. A beautiful vintage of Figeac that is currently a bit below the radar."
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"While 1986 is not a top vintage on the Right Bank, it has certainly produced a superb Figeac. The wine offers up a very deep, pure and striking nose of red and black cherries, Cuban tobacco, raw cocoa, new leather, brilliantly transparent soil tones, fresh herbs and a stylish base of cedar. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and racy, with a fine core of fruit, impeccable focus and balance, ripe tannins and outstanding backend grip and energy on the pure and very long finish. This vintage of Figeac is really starting to drink well at age twenty-six, but I might be tempted to give it a few more years to let just a bit more of the tannin fall away and some of Figeac’s customary black truffle tones to emerge on the already very complex and perfumed nose. A beautiful vintage of Figeac that is currently a bit below the radar."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
The world's largest fine-wine region, built around blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Divided by the Gironde estuary into the structured Left Bank and the plush, Merlot-led Right Bank, it is the historic benchmark for age-worthy claret and sweet Sauternes.
Chateau Figeac is a leading Saint-Emilion estate, promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classe (A) in 2022, distinguished by its gravelly soils and an unusually high proportion of Cabernet, yielding elegant, structured wines.