Monthly Archives: November 2020
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Posted: November 27, 2020Categories: BordeauxRead more »
"A wine that genuinely belongs among the elite Saint-Émilions", thus wrote Neal Martin when he awarded Château Figeac 2016 the top score - 100 points.
Over the past decade, 4 vintages are on the short list of Bordeaux collectors' must-buys: 2009, 2010, 2015 & 2016. For the discerning buyers, Château Figeac is a name few would have missed. These are the ratings given to the 4 top vintages of Figeac by wine critics:
- Château Figeac 2009 (94, Robert Parker Jr/Neal Martin)
- Château Figeac 2010 (97, Neal Martin/Lisa Perrotti-Brown)
- Château Figeac 2015 (97+, Neal Martin/Lisa Perrotti-Brown)
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Posted: November 25, 2020Categories: BordeauxRead more »
If you were to talk to any wine collector who has been buying wine for decades, from time to time you would hear stories about a bottle of Château Lafite Rothschild being acquired for under $80. That level of pricing, unfortunately, is unlikely to happen again in our life time, especially after a former Fed chairperson was just nominated to be the next Treasury Secretary by President-Elect Biden. The stock market is at an all-time high. Inflation - while conveniently absent from CPI numbers - is everywhere if you happen to buy food, medicine, education, or fine wine.
Don't let that general rise in price of everything we consume lead you to conclude that you can't find top wine for bargain price. We bring you two sub-$25 wines in this month's selection: Château
