2021 Chateau Figeac, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France (750ml) Four Grain Whisky eucalyptus and tobacco

eucalyptus and tobacco

It’s long

#22 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2025

89pts - Wine Spectator

2021 Chateau Figeac, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France (750ml) Four Grain Whisky eucalyptus and tobaccoWINEMAKER'S NOTES: Blend: 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Cabernet Franc, 29% Merlot TASTING NOTES: Deep, complex and precise, what a wine in 2021. Grippy and intense, this captures attention and holds it: the sharp zing of acidity, wet stone minerality, crystalline fruit. Bright and fresh, excellent tannin integration, mid palate depth and a salty, liquorice twist at the end. You almost want to chew this wine, yet it's spot on and totally moreish;