WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 802; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2012 which is 879. 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 2012 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2012 but no other wine from Château Figeac: Schezhuan, Cellaring, Underripe, Strong, Chalky, Fruity, Cacao, Spine, Iron, Mulled. The wine has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (12.5% vs 0%); it has significantly lower levels of alcohol for the region in 2012 (12.5% vs 12.92%). The wine has been ready to drink for 1 years (since 2015) and should be consumed within the next 14 years (by 2030). 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 Cheval Blanc 2005, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Lynch-Bages 2007, Château Pichon-Lalande 2009, Château Pichon-Lalande 2005
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 2012
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-24 |
gbp |
4 |
| 2016-01-16 |
gbp |
56 |