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2019 Château d'Armailhac

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ITEM 10295725 - Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased upon release; Consignor is original owner

Bidder Amount Total
$70
Item Sold Amount Date
I10009749 1 $75 Apr 6, 2025
2019 Château d'Armailhac

RATINGS

94James Suckling

A solid, linear red with a beautiful core of fruit and firm tannins, showing blackcurrants and finesse. Full and compact. It’s very fresh and aromatic with violets and hints of spices. Clean and vivid at the end...

94Jeb Dunnuck

...plenty of ripe black cherry, mulberries, and cassis-like fruit as well as textbook Pauillac lead pencil, forest floor, and tobacco, it's medium to full-bodied, has good mid-palate density, subtle background oak, ripe yet building tannins, and a great finish.

93The Wine Advocate

...aromas of violets, blackberries and cassis complemented by subtle hints of licorice, sweet soil tones and warm spices. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and perfumed, it's fleshy and enveloping, with an ample core of succulent fruit and beautifully polished, powdery tannins.

93Vinous / IWC

...intense bouquet of blackberry and small black cherries, iodine and crushed violet, plus a faint hint of tobacco...palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black frui... Solid grip and flavors of black pepper and mint toward the chalky finish.

17Jancis Robinson

Black core, deepest crimson rim. Intense, rich but elegant black fruit. Rich but not overly sweet. Firm, dry, with finesse as well as richness. The tannins are firm as well as smooth and dry. This has great harmony even now between structure and fruit. Really lovely wine.

PRODUCER

Château d'Armailhac

Château d’Armailhac is a Fifth Growth Estate in the Pauillac appellation of Bordeaux. The 126-acre estate has a complicated history and was renamed three times in the 20th century. From the 17th century until 1955 it was known as Château Mouton d’Armailhac. In 1933 it was purchased by Baron Philippe de Rothschild. The Baron renamed it Mouton-Baron-Philippe in 1956, and in 1975 changed it to Mouton-Baronne-Philippe, to honor his wife. Since 1989 it has once again been called Château d’Armailhac. The de Rothschild family also owns Mouton Rothschild and Clerc Milon. Château d’Armailhac is planted to 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Some 220,000 bottles are produced each year.

REGION

France, Bordeaux, Pauillac

Pauillac is Bordeaux’s most famous appellation, thanks to the fact that it is home to three of the region’s fabled first-growth châteaux, Lafite-Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild and Latour. Perched on the left bank of the Gironde River north of the city of Bordeaux, Pauillac is centered around the commune of Pauillac and includes about 3,000 acres of vineyards. The Bordeaux classification of 1855 named 18 classified growths, including the three above mentioned First Growths. Cabernet Sauvignon is the principal grape grown, followed by Merlot. The soil is mostly sandy gravel mixed with marl and iron. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “the textbook Pauillac would tend to have a rich, full-bodied texture, a distinctive bouquet of black currants, licorice and cedary scents, and excellent aging potential.”