Tasted at Thierry Manoncourt's 90th birthday lunch at Taillevent in Paris, the 1955 Figeac sports a youthful-looking, deep-garnet core with a thin tawny rim. The Cabernet Sauvignon dominates the aromatics, imparting a delectable scent of sous-bois and wild mint that is overall so fresh and vigorous, it somehow attains more definition in the glass. The palate is very structured with great depth, slightly drier than the 1959 Figeac with sinewy tannins. It constitutes a majestic and imperious Figeac, one that has stubbornly stuck to traditional values with great length and persistence. Some commented that this is superior to Cheval Blanc 1955—I would agree. Tasted December 2007.