Trilogie d'Exception Figeac - Palmer & Las Cases

If you ever wanted to taste a 20-plus year old top-rated Bordeaux from an iconic vintage, there is no better choice than having access to the bottles that have never left the cellars at the chateau.  These Ex-Chateau stocks are stored in perfect conditions and just entering the window of drinking.

For the first time, Château Leoville Las Cases, Palmer, and Figeac have created such a unique selection.  Presented in this custom-made wood case, this selection offers collectors one bottle each from 3 of Bordeaux's most storied vintages in the past 20 years: 2000, 2005, 2010.

Château Léoville Las Cases 2000 - "Tasted blind as a vintage comparison at the Valandraud vertical, the 2000 Leoville-Las-Cases is a quite fabulous, magisterial Saint Julien that is only just beginning to flex its muscles. It has a very intense and beautifully defined bouquet with mineral rich blackberry and bilberry scents, outstanding focus and harmony, and very well-integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, impressive backbone and focus in situ. There is a touch of mint infusing the fruit here, superb tension with a touch of mulberry and Hoi Sin lingering on the finish that still feels backward and sinewy. What was remarkable was to observe the melioration in the glass, achieving wondrous energy and delineation with time, still improving after a couple of hours. Buy it, cellar it, drink it. Tasted December 2016." - Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate (5/29/2016, Interim Issue) Rating 98, Drink: 2025-2060

Château Palmer 2005 - "Tasted at the Château Palmer vertical in London, the 2005 Château Palmer is a legend in the making. Apparently the vines received 57% less rain than average, yet the 2005 shrugs off any water deficiency and has nurtured a wondrously pixelated bouquet, whereby mineralité shines through the black cherry and blueberry fruit. Search deeper and you discover veins of graphite that impart a Pauillac-like allure. The palate is medium-bodied and intense, but it is not overwhelming, a Margaux that is galvanized with a firm backbone thereby ensuring this will age over the long term. The symmetry here is enthralling - a 2005 that is destined for greatness. The only question is whether it will surpass the 2009 or 2010 Palmer? It will be fun finding out. Tasted May 2015." - Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate (5/29/2016, Interim Issue) Rating 97, Drink: 2022-2050

Château Figeac 2010 - "Tasted at the Château Figeac vertical at the property and then in Bordeaux a year later. The 2010 Figeac was a "problem child" in its youth, very variable and difficult to pin down, vexing on occasion. Now with a couple of years in bottle, it is really beginning to show what it can do and it far surpassed my expectations. Certainly, it is more withdrawn on the nose compared to the more generous 2009 Figeac. The aromatics are holding everything back. Then, with continued aeration it reveals a subtle marine influence—seaweed and sea spray scents, estuary mudflats. The palate is medium-bodied with moderate depth, but what really distinguishes this wine are the fineness of the tannin, the symmetry of the structure and freshness on the finish, facets hitherto kept secret. As such, it surpasses the 2009, the weightless but intense finish beckoning you to take another sip. The aromatics need to up their game and match what's evolving on the palate—if they do, this will be a very serious Figeac. Tasted July 2016." - Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate (8/30/2016, Issue 226) Rating 95, Drink: 2020-2045