Figeac Vintage:1998 lemon posset and Mirabelle plum

lemon posset and Mirabelle plum

from vines in the Cote Blonde that are reportedly almost 65 years old)

structured Cristal layered with considerable fruit

An atypically big

Figeac Vintage:1998 lemon posset and Mirabelle plumThe 2019 Figeac has turned out brilliantly. Wafting from the glass with aromas of blackberries, cassis, warm spices, violets and pencil shavings, framed by a deft touch of nicely integrated new oak, it's full bodied, deep and concentrated, with terrific depth at the core, powdery structuring tannins and lively acids, concluding with a long, precise finish. Rich but vibrant, this 2019 reflects the new precision that Frdric Faye has brought to Figeac;