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FIGGINS 2022 Figlia 6-pack
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Winemaker's Notes
My favorite Figlia to date! Very dark crimson color. The bouquet opens with baking spices, cinnamon, ripe boysenberries, and follows with more subtle aromas of cranberry sauce and menthol. A wine of dimension that starts off with a sultry softness and expands into a full-bodied structure with rich notes of warm raspberry cobbler. The finish is silky, balanced, and full. Incredibly approachable today.
Vintage Notes
If I had to name the 2022 growing season, I would give it the simple moniker, “The Miracle Vintage.” First, an impossibly late spring and “Juneuary” had us sweating bullets going into October. It was one of the coolest vintages of my career, especially at the high-elevation Figgins Estate vineyard. Then the record-setting warm October quite literally saved the vintage for us. These wines are simply stunning and are not to be missed!
- CHRIS FIGGINS
CEO & Winemaking Director
Figgins Family Wine Estates
Prounounciation: "FEE-Lia"
Blend: Petit Verdot & Merlot
Barrel Aging Profile: 22 months in 11% new and 89% in once filled and neutral French oak barrels
Release Date: Spring 2025
Vineyard Source: Figgins Estate Vineyard
Optimum Drinking Window: Upon release until 2041
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97- International Wine Report
The 2022 Figgins Figlia Red Wine from the Walla Walla Valley is a captivating blend of equal parts Merlot and Petit Verdot, aged with restraint in just 11% new French oak. Aromatically complex, it unveils notes of ripe blackcurrant, crushed boysenberry, and dark plum, interwoven with espresso, lavender, and a whisper of fresh sage. Hints of graphite and cocoa powder add depth to the nose. The palate is lush and impeccably structured, delivering layers of velvety dark fruit, roasted coffee bean, and a touch of toasted herbs. Despite its richness, the wine maintains remarkable vibrancy, which lends precision and balance. Polished tannins create a supple, seamless mouthfeel, while a mineral-driven backbone carries through to an extended, refined finish. Better in 2026. A little over 1600 cases made. Highly recommended and editor’s choice.
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96- James Suckling
Ripe plums, cocoa powder, walnuts and dried herbs on the nose of this dark-fruited red. Violets, too. It’s full-bodied, polished and structured, with firm and compact tannins, but it’s silky and velvety in texture. Very long, caressing finish. A blend of petit verdot and merlot. Best after 2027.
96- Owen Bargreen
Another beautiful release of this wine, the 2022 ‘Figlia’ is a spellbinding amalgamation of equal parts Merlot and Petit Verdot. Over the years I have been enamored by the Petit Verdot coming from the Figgins Estate Vineyard. Simply put, this has to be the finest PV that I taste in Washington State. Stored in a very small portion of new French oak barrels (only 11% down from 26% in the ’21) this opens with green bell pepper, Turkish coffee and violet florals that mingle well with Black Forest Cake tones on the nose. The palate is soft, round and generous, as the seamless texture mingles brilliantly with a generous core of black and blue fruits. Showing good nerve from this slightly cooler vintage, there is not a wine quite like this in the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy now and over the next twenty years. Give this at least an hour in the decanter if savoring now. Drink 2025-2045
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94- Jeb Dunnuck
A proprietary blend of Merlot and Petit Verdot from Figgins Estate Vineyard, the 2022 Figlia is made to be approachable in its youth and is a screaming deal at its price point, full-bodied in currant, berry, and dried herb, with polished tannins and enough structure to go another 7 -10 years in bottle
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