Château Figeac, Ch. Figeac 2000

85 / 100 Robert Parker
I rated this wine 93 in the post-bottling report for the vintage, but in two separate recent tastings, I scored the wine 86 one time and 84 the second time. A disappointment, for sure, and how I overrated it so dramatically begs many questions, but I certainly blew it on this one. Medium ruby, already displaying some rust and orange at the edge, the wines exhibits crushed and roasted vegetables, licorice, and black cherries in a herbaceous, thin, washed-out style. Of course, there are those who would defend this wine as a quintessentially elegant, old-style, classic wine, but dilution is dilution, vegetal is vegetal, and the wine frankly lacks concentration and is a major disappointment. I will keep my fingers crossed that there may be a few 93-point bottles out there, but neither of these were, and that’s calling it the way I see it. If you own it (and sadly, I do), try one and see what you think.
Wine Advocate #189 Jun 2010

89 / 100 Wine Spectator
Interesting, decadent character. Some might call it old-fashioned. Intense aromas of dried herbs and chocolate. Cooked plum. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a medium finish. Slightly herbal character. Not quite as good as from barrel. Best after 2010.
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17 / 20 Jancis Robinson
Lively mid ruby with a pale rim. Complex, quite evolved amalgam of lead pencils and warm bricks on the nose (I might even be tempted Haut-Brion-wards if served it blind). Bone dry finish after a very refreshing but ripe broad palate with lots of ripe fruit and very fine, almost imperceptible tannins. Extremely well mannered. I wonder how Michel Rolland will change the style?
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