chateau darmailhac 5eme cru classe pauillac

Château d'Armailhac

Château d'Armailhac, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2019

Name: Château d'Armailhac, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac
Brand: Château d'Armailhac
Price: 273.53 GBP

94/100

Inside Bordeaux

94/100

The Wine Independent

90/100

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2019
6x75cl
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£273.53

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Produced from 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2019 d’Armailhac is fragrant and pleasing. Initially there is plenty of clove infused fruit, interspersed with savoury, mineral notes. Very Cabernet dominated: cassis, vanilla and spice. The palate is packed with juicy griotte and hints of chocolate. Not profound, but there’s an honesty and freshness that points towards a good future. The tannins are quite chalky and a touch rustic, but we expect élevage to smooth out any rough edges. This should be a good value Pauillac.

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Critic Reviews

90/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2019 d'Armailhac is very perfumed, quite floral on the nose, touches of mint and cassis pinning this down as a Pauillac. The palate is medium-bodied with a slight bitterness on the entry. The tannins are rougher than its peers, yet balanced with a fresh saline, rather sinewy finish. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.

drinking window 2024 - 2034

date of review 02/2023

94/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Deep ruby in colour, smoked oak on the nose, giving power and tannic frame without sacrificing the salinity and florality that is so present in Armailhac. Cassis, loganberry, cigar box, muscular tannins, cocoa bean, ash, a wine full of savour and character. 56% 1st wine. 50% new oak, and extended time in barrel for ageing, up to 18 months. Jean-Paul Voelert technical director.

drinking window 2022 - 2044

date of review 11/2022

94/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2019 d'Armailhac is deep garnet-purple colored. It prances out with showy scents of crushed black and red cherries, mulberries, and cassis, plus hints of roses and violets crushed together. Medium-bodied, elegant, and with a quiet intensity, it has very soft, polished tannins and a perfumed finish.

drinking window 2025 - 2045

date of review 05/2022

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