Dense ruby in colour, slight bricking around the edges. Beautifully supple tannins, hints of black truffle, cocoa dusting. Signature Figeac finesse. Bright and vivid, feels like the slow-moving 2000 is now beginning to rival the legendary 2001 Figeac, and reaching that point where you can't decide if you want to slow down and savour every sip or rev up and drink it down in a few gulps. From double magnum. 100% new oak.

The 2000 Château Figeac is now fully mature and at point, yet has plenty of life ahead, showing almost no signs of bricking in color at the edge. It's an incredibly complex, nuanced example of Figeac that shines more for its complexity than power. Beautiful currants, green tobacco, cedar, and lead pencil aromatics give way to a medium-bodied Saint-Emilion with a wonderful core of sweet fruit, silky, polished tannins, terrific overall balance, and a great finish. Building beautifully with time in the glass, it's a complex, nuanced, gorgeous Figeac to enjoy any time over the coming two decades. As is common with this wine, it has a Left Bank vibe and I'd probably guess this was a top Saint-Julien in a blind tasting.

Overt rosemary, bay and tobacco notes lead the way, backed by dark fig and steeped black currant fruit flavors at the core. The finish is loamy-edged, with a serious tug of earth. There's nice flesh and density here, though I like where this is now, rather than wanting to wait too much longer.--Blind 2000 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2015). Drink now through 2020. –JM

Lively mid ruby with a pale rim. Complex, quite evolved amalgam of lead pencils and warm bricks on the nose (I might even be tempted Haut-Brion-wards if served it blind). Bone dry finish after a very refreshing but ripe broad palate with lots of ripe fruit and very fine, almost imperceptible tannins. Extremely well mannered. I wonder how Michel Rolland will change the style? 17.5/20

Tasted at the Château 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. Tasted June 2015. - Neal Martin

The 2000 Figeac has a light brick rim. The rustic nose features red berry fruit infused with touches of terra-cotta and leather, loose-knit but charming. The palate still has an almost Left Bank personality, the Cabernet components remaining very expressive. There are grainy tannins and more mint than five years ago, when I last tasted this vintage, and some herbal notes emerge toward the finish. This is a bit rough-hewn for a Figeac, perhaps with a little brett, but it should continue to drink well for several years. -- Neal Martin