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2016 Château d'Armailhac

Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased at retail

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RATINGS

95James Suckling

...blackcurrants and fruit tea with hints of bark on the nose and palate. Full-bodied, very firm and structured with a long and powerful finish. Direct and linear.

94Jeb Dunnuck

...medium to full-bodied...lovely perfume of blackberry and plums fruits, violets, graphite, cedar pencil, and earthy, herbal nuances. Classic, ripe, layered, and just a beautiful Pauillac any way you look at it, it has plenty of upfront sex appeal... Bravo!...

93The Wine Advocate

...crème de cassis, blackberry pie and mulberries scents with hints of chocolate box, roses and charcoal with a waft of dried sage. Medium-bodied, the palate has a rock-solid frame of firm, grainy tannins and wonderful freshness, finishing long and earthy.

93Wine Spectator

This juicy red sports dark plum, fig and boysenberry fruit backed by an equally strong wave of bramble and sweet tobacco notes...

92Vinous / IWC

... Dark red plum, licorice, spice, iron, game and scorched earth all give d'Armailhac its distinctive savory flavor profile that is quite appealing...

90Wine Enthusiast

This is a ripe wine, full of black fruits with attractive tannins...delicious, lightly spicy wine...

16Jancis Robinson

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.”