Figeac 2003 Double Magnum (OWC/1)
Tasting Note
'I have only tasted the 2003 vintage at Figeac on a single occasion, which was as part of a vertical back at the property on one of my last trips to the region to taste en primeur. While the note is a bit out of date now, I was quite favorably impressed with the wine and include the note here, as I have never written this wine up previously. The bouquet back in the spring of 2012 was really quite good, offering up a deep and fairly exotic blend of mint, sappy black cherries, dark plum, singed tobacco, chocolate and nutty new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and quite plush on the attack, with very low acids, a very good, sappy core and a long, slightly chewy and quite smoky finish. There is a slightly dry edge to the tannins here that will probably always be part of the equation to some extent (as is the case with many 2003 Burgundies for instance), but this is a very good example of the vintage and one of the few 2003 clarets that I would be happy to drink any time. It was still a few years away from really drinking well back in March of 2012, but should be softened up nicely by now.'
91/100 John Gilman
91/100 John Gilman
Specifications for Figeac 2003 Double Magnum (OWC/1)
| Region | Red Bordeaux |
| Sub-region | St Emilion |
| Vintage | 2003 |
| Size (Volume) | Double Magnum (3l) |
| Bond Status | In Bond |