2005 Chateau Figeac St. Emilion

"This is plush and warm in feel, with lots of currant and fig preserve flavors rolling through, inlaid with tobacco, warm stone and bittersweet cocoa notes. Shows a hefty dose of roasted alder on the finish, but in general this has been absorbed, making this a step ahead in terms of evolution, but there's no rush, as a racy iron streak is just starting to show up."Blind '01/'03/'05 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2017). Drink now through 2035. 8,333 cases made." - James Molesworth Review Date: February 2018