Figeac 2020 - #4 of Top 100 by James Suckling

James Suckling vis-à-vis Wine Spectator

We chose not to propose James Suckling vs. Wine Spectator, albeit both publish a Top 100 Wine List of the Year. An occasional face-to-face aside, James Suckling and Wine Spectator have a complicated relationship, definitely not characterized as mere competitors.

James Suckling was the wine critic at Wine Spectator for nearly 30 years. He was the mastermind behind the annual Top 100 Wine List, a tradition he started at Wine Spectator and is now continued under the other James: James Molesworth. Nowadays, Mr. Suckling has more of a following among Asian buyers as he is based out of Hong Kong and conducts his frequent wine-tasting educational seminars in that city. Still, when he put Château Figeac 2020 as #4 on his Top 100 list of 2023, we thought it was worth mentioning to our American clients.

James thus reviewed Château Figeac 2020: "A mesmerizing nose here with flowers such as violets and red roses, then shows cherries and currants with some mineral

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