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DECANTER: "High-toned aromatics, purple fruit, blackcurrant, wet stones and minerality on the nose, really quite scented and alive, floral, purple flowers, and ripe black fruit with freshness too. Supple and succulent, a good plushness here, not chalky or chewy but ripe and cool at the same time. Hints of dark chocolate, liquorice, blueberry and wet stone also gives the mineral accents. Silky but this wine has an amazing texture. Cool and classic, but there’s clear ripeness too. Almost thick, but refined. High acidity, great lift and zing - tannins are present and apparent, gently expanding around the mouth. It’s more serious than usual, a touch more firm with tension but equally it's structured with a long, mouthwatering finish. This will be lovely! 3.68pH."
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JAMES SUCKLING: "The density and finesse to this is terrific, offering blackberry, dark chocolate, walnut and hazelnut, as well as currant and sandalwood. Orange peel, too. Full-bodied and compact with a superb core of thick, velvet-textured tannins and a juicy finish. Extremely long. 41% merlot, 32% cabernet franc and 27% cabernet sauvignon."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A brilliant classic in the making, the 2023 Figeac unwinds in the glass with aromas of cassis and mulberry mingled with notions of iris, cigar wrapper, pencil shavings, burning embers and spices. Medium to full-bodied, rich and layered, it's deep and concentrated, with an enveloping core of fruit that's framed by powdery tannins and lively acids, concluding with a broad, atypically mineral finish. It's a blend of 41% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Franc and 27% Cabernet Sauvignon that attained 13.5% alcohol."
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FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Intensive schwarze Beerenfrucht, nach Brombeeren, ein Hauch von Cassis, zart florale Nuancen, einladendes Bukett. Komplex, saftig, kräftig, zart nach Heidelbeeren, präsente, eingebundene Tannine, salzige Mineralität im Abgang, bleibt sehr gut haften, ein stoffiger und zugleich finessenreicher Speisenbegleiter, sicheres Reifepotenzial."
