Thierry Manoncourt

Henriette's father (Thierry Manoncourt's great-grandfather) Henri de Chevremont bought Château Figeac in 1892.

Thierry Manoncourt took over the running of Château Figeac in 1947, at a time when it was very rare for the head of an estate to hold formal agricultural or viticultural training.

[1] His background in engineering and science resulted in Figeac being a pioneer or early adopter of many winemaking practices new to Bordeaux.

Today, Château Figeac is classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé (Class A), the first tier in Saint-Émilion.

Having Château Figeac being classified on par with these two was a lifelong ambition of Manoncourt, and he was very disappointed that this was not done in the disputed 2006 reclassification, in particular since the wine's price rather than its quality was cited as the reason for keeping it as a Class B.