WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 802; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2008 which is 873. The average score for Château Figeac is 889, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Figeac they use words like Fruit, Dark, Black, Sweet, Fresh, Elegant, Tannins, Cherry, Rich, Tobacco, Oak, Complex, Full, Blackberry, Ruby. The 2008 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2008 but no other wine from Château Figeac: Grippy, Robust, Minerally, Surprising, Embryonic, Lightweight, Comfortable, Overripe, Vivid, Blueish. The wine has been ready to drink for 5 years (since 2011) and should be consumed within the next 3 years (by 2019). It normally takes wines from Château Figeac around 6 years to be ready to start drinking, and 12 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Les Forts de Latour 2009, Château Pontet-Canet 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château d’Issan 2009, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Pontet-Canet 2008.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Château Figeac 2008
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-24 |
gbp |
71 |