{"product_id":"chateau-figeac-1974","title":"Chateau Figeac Saint-Emilion 1974 AOC 0,75l","description":"\u003cp\u003eFigeac is the odd one out in Saint-Émilion. Where almost everyone around it plants Merlot on clay and limestone, Figeac sits on two rises of deep Günzian gravel and plants roughly a third each of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot — a Médoc recipe on the Right Bank. Cheval Blanc, next door, was carved out of the Figeac estate in the nineteenth century, which tells you what the land is worth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1974 the château was run by Thierry Manoncourt, who took charge in 1947 and stayed for sixty years, and who spent much of that time arguing for Cabernet on a bank of the river that had decided against it. The vintage itself was poor across Bordeaux: rain from September onwards, thin wines, little ambition for the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe clear-eyed about this particular bottle. The fill has dropped to mid-shoulder, so it is offered as a collectible object marking a year, not as something we would expect to pour well. The price reflects that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Château Figeac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1974\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saint-Émilion AOC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 75cl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bordeaux, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it is likely to be now.\u003c\/strong\u003e A weak vintage combined with a mid-shoulder fill means you should assume the wine is no longer drinkable and value the bottle as an object.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho it suits.\u003c\/strong\u003e An affordable way to put a great Saint-Émilion address on a fifty-second birthday in 2026, provided the recipient understands they are being given a keepsake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition.\u003c\/strong\u003e The label is in good order, but the wine has fallen to mid-shoulder, which is low even for 1974 and means the cork has let air past over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bought to order from a professional European merchant. We check fill, label and capsule when the bottle reaches us and photograph it before it ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivered in 7 to 10 working days, tracked. Transit cover can be added at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSold as a collectible item, as seen. No guarantee is given on drinkability.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!--anno-tpl-3--\u003e","brand":"Château Figeac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58326598418776,"sku":"ANNO-000606","price":109.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/6505\/6856\/files\/chateau-figeac-1974_27da2bc3-29d9-4c55-9b0c-65321875ba5e.jpg?v=1790767196","url":"https:\/\/anno.wine\/products\/chateau-figeac-1974","provider":"ANNO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}