Figeac Magnum 1996
1500 ml Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot Bordeaux, France 1996
Figeac Magnum 1996 is a dry, very full-bodied red from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot (Saint-Émilion, France), in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are firm and acidity fresh; oak influence is noticeable. Those scales describe the wine when young; this is a 30-year-old bottle and its tannin and oak will have softened. Good with steak, lamb, roast chicken, roast pork.
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Hedonism Wines
Out of stock
£711.00
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.4
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Cabernet Sauvignon + Merlot prior
body
5 / 5
very full
Cabernet Sauvignon + Merlot prior
tannin
4 / 5
firm
Cabernet Sauvignon + Merlot prior
acidity
4 / 5
fresh
Cabernet Sauvignon + Merlot prior
oak
4 / 5
noticeable
Cabernet Sauvignon + Merlot prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Full, structured reds
rules-v1
Colour
Red
inferred
Origin
Saint-Émilion · Bordeaux · France
inferred
Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
inferred
ABV
not stated by merchant
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Farming
not stated
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Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
none
merchant feed
Drinking window
not stated
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Decant
not stated
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Food
inferred from grape and style
Occasions
dinner party · steak night · gift · special occasion
inferred
About Merlot
Typical aromas: plum, blackberry, black cherry, chocolate. Serve at 16–18 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Merlot · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
Body
lightfull
Tannin
lowhigh
Acidity
lowhigh
Oak
noneheavy
Alcohol
lowhigh
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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Other vintages of Figeac Magnum we list
The same wine in a different year. Vintages differ; our taste profile is derived per vintage only where the merchant's text differs.
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