Château Yon Figeac 2001 Magnum
Château Yon Figeac 2001 is a red wine from Saint-Émilion, classified as Grand Cru Classé, produced by Château Yon Figeac in Bordeaux. Its blend brings together 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. The Wine Advocate awards it 86/100 and recommends drinking it between 2004 and 2011. The publication describes a bouquet of blueberry, plum, cherry, and mineral notes, with a dry, astringent palate and limited length.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Yon Figeac
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Château Yon Figeac
Château Yon-Figeac is a wine estate in Saint-Émilion, situated in the north-west of the appellation, on the right bank of the Dordogne. Classified as a Grand Cru Classé since 1955, the estate comprises 24 hectares of clay-and-sandy vineyards on iron-rich subsoil. It has been owned by Alain Château since 2005.
- Owner
- Alain Château
- Surface (ha)
- 24.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 60 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Historical research by the Saint-Émilion Grands Crus Classés Association traces the existence of a Yon estate back to the early 19th century. The name Château Yon-Figeac appears in the 1881 edition of Féret, the reference work on the Bordeaux vineyards. The current manor house was built in 1886. The estate was classified as a Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Émilion in the very first classification of 1955. Alain Château, an engineer by training and a former industrialist, acquired the property in 2005. He then enlisted the services of Denis Dubourdieu as a consultant oenologist, followed by Christophe Ollivier. The vineyard now covers 24 hectares and the grapes are harvested by hand. The vinification facility was refurbished in 2021 to enable plot-by-plot vinification in temperature-controlled stainless-steel vats. The estate states that it has been practising sustainable agriculture since 2011 and has been ISO 14001 certified since 2013, as well as HVE Level 3 certified since the 2016 vintage.
