This lot is comprised of 3 bottle(s) of 1995, 2000 Chateau Figeac St Emilion Grand Cru - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1200 - $1700 with a reserve of $850. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11830. Detailed lot - 1 bottle of 1995 Chateau Figeac St Emilion Grand Cru (750ml), 2 bottles of 2000 Chateau Figeac St Emilion Grand Cru (750ml).
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Inspired by friends, he began collecting wine in 1990, focusing on Bordeaux and Tuscan vintages starting with1986 and 1988. To deepen his expertise, he completed formal training, subscribed to trade journals, and built an extensive reference library. He regularly attended private tastings and SAQ Courrier vinicole dinners, culminating in an SAQ trip to Bordeaux where he visited and tasted legendary Premier Grands Crus. He also put an unused wine cellar in his home to work housing his growing collection. The vast majority of this collection was purchased from the SAQ, LCBO Vintages, and a few bottles were sourced in Florida at ABC liquor. All bottles in his collection have been strictly stored in a dark, temperature- and humidity-controlled basement cellar using regularly maintained Transtherm and EuroCave units. To preserve their condition during transport to Iron Gate in Calgary, the bottles were packed in insulated styrofoam boxes to guard against light and shock.
1995 Chateau Figeac St Emilion Grand Cru from this lot has the following scores - Wine Spectator 95 points, John Gilman's View from the Cellar 95 points. 2000 Chateau Figeac St Emilion Grand Cru from this lot has the following scores - Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch 95 points, John Gilman's View from the Cellar 94 points, James Suckling 93 points, Falstaff Magazine 93 points, Jeb Dunnuck 93 points, Tom Cannavan 93 points. This is the tasting note for 2000 Chateau Figeac St Emilion Grand Cru from Robert Parker - Tasted at the Chateau Figeac vertical at the property. It is some years since I last tasted the 2000 Figeac. There is a valid argument that it is being eclipsed by the 2001, but it is still a fine Saint Emilion. The nose is clean and fresh with strong graphite aromas, very Left Bank in style with black truffle and smoky notes developing. The palate is masculine and rather austere at first, though I notice that it gains fleshiness in the glass. It is nicely weighted, but does not quite deliver the sensuality or joie-de-vivre of the 2001 (which is actually like a lot of millennial Bordeaux). Let's see how it matures over the next few years, but my money would be on the 2001..