- Colour Red
- Producer Château d'Armailhac
- Region Pauillac
- Drinking 2021 - 2031
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
2015 - Ch d'Armailhac 5ème Cru Pauillac - 6x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Château d'Armailhac
- Region Pauillac
- Drinking 2021 - 2031
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, April 2016, Score: 90-92
A bold and rich wine, with strikingly perfumed aromas of violets and sloe fruits. A really refreshing style, with a bright lifted palate, it is full of joy. A wine destined to give huge pleasure within its price category.
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Neal Martin, July 2019, Score: 91
The 2015 d'Armailhac has a precise, graphite-scented bouquet featuring black fruit laced with light rose petal aromas - discreet but engaging. The medium-bodied palate offers quite firm tannin framing dusky, dark black fruit laced with brown spices and sage. I am just seeking a little more brightness and verve on the finish, but otherwise, this is fine. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.
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Neal Martin, April 2016, Score: 89-91
The 2015 Château d'Armailhac is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, marking a slightly higher percentage of Merlot this year. Picking began on September 16 and finished October 5 - one of the longest harvest periods for this estate, according to Philippe Dhalluin. It has a very intense bouquet with layers of small dark cherries and cassis, the oak prominent, though the final blend will contain proportionally less. The palate is very concentrated and quite showy, as d'Armailhac has a proclivity of being at this early juncture. The acidity here is nicely judged with just a touch of graphite coming through on the finish. This is a satisfactory d'Armailhac, but there was a nagging feeling that this is one wine from the Mouton Rothschild stable that left me wanting more. Perhaps that will develop during its barrel maturation? Drink: 2020 - 2035
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Antonio Galloni, April 2016, Score: 90-93
The 2015 d’Armailhac is especially strong this year. Racy and sumptuous to the core, the 2015 offers lovely depth and radiance throughout. Sweet red cherry, pomegranate, blood orange and spices are all pushed forward, while the creamy, generous textures are hugely inviting. The plush, racy personality of the vintage comes through loud and clear. The d’Armailhac is the hidden gem in the Mouton-Rothschild portfolio this year. This is superb effort from the Mouton team headed by Philippe Dhalluin. Tasted three times.
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Wine Advocate, February 2018, Score: 92
Composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2015 D'Armailhac displays a medium to deep garnet-purple color and exuberant notions of exotic spices and potpourri over a core of black and red cherry preserves plus wild blueberries and a waft of tar. Medium to full-bodied, the palate reveals mouth-filling, juicy black berry flavors with approachable, grainy tannins and wonderful freshness on the finish. 2019 - 2034. 92/100
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James Suckling, April 2016, Score: 92-93
A refined and pretty red with plum, blackberry and black cherry aromas and flavors. Full to medium body, fine tannins. Exuberant.
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Decanter, April 2016, Score: 92
Lovely florality, lifted fruit and silky tannins. This wine has got both broader and finer over the years and is now totally complete in the feminine d’Armailhac style.
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Matthew Jukes, April 2016, Score: 17.5+
(60 Cabernet Sauvignon, 29 Merlot, 9 Cabernet Franc, 2 Petit Verdot) This is a very aromatic vintage for d’Armailhac, with lovely, faint, spice notes overlaying a generously fruity core. There is a lovely graphite note piercing the centre of this wine which allows the Cabernet to sing, but the cherry-soaked Merlot softens the whole allowing it to appear forward, appealing and already approachable. You need to wait until the finish creeps in to see any sign of tannin, but it is there and it grows slowly reminding one that this is not necessarily just a forward-drinking wine. I am suitably impressed.
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Jancis Robinson, April 2016, Score: 17.5
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. Particularly bright crimson. Savoury, lively nose. Drier and lighter than most but racy and satisfying in the new style. Good freshness and breadth. Really very polished. Drink 2024-2040
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Wine Spectator, April 2016, Score: 88-91
This has good density midpalate, with red currant and plum fruit. Keeps a slightly racy edge overall, with a lightly chalky frame giving way to iron through the finish.
Producer
Château d'Armailhac
For years this château had an identity crisis having almost as many names as France has had republics. It was created in the 18th century by Dominique d'Armailhac from a section of land situated between Mouton Rothschild and Pontet Canet and hence named Mouton d'Armailhac. In 1933, it was acquired by the Mouton branch of the Rothschild family and in 1956, its name was changed to Mouton-Baron-Philippe after Philippe de Roths...Read more
For years this château had an identity crisis having almost as many names as France has had republics. It was created in the 18th century by Dominique d'Armailhac from a section of land situated between Mouton Rothschild and Pontet Canet and hence named Mouton d'Armailhac. In 1933, it was acquired by the Mouton branch of the Rothschild family and in 1956, its name was changed to Mouton-Baron-Philippe after Philippe de Rothschild. Almost 20 years later, the Baron Philippe'swife died, and he changed the name to Mouton-Baronne-Philippe in her memory. If that was not enough, in 1989 the name reverted back to d'Armailhac in order to curb confusion with their brand, Mouton Cadet. Despite its chameleon-like name changes, for the past 20 years its quality has been consistent...Read less
Region
Pauillac
Due south of St Estèphe lies the appellation of Pauillac, the king of Left Bank communes. It is home to three first growths as well as a plethora of other classified growths. Pauillac's renowned well-draining, gravelly soils enable its dominant grape Cabernet Sauvignon to reach fantastic heights of complexity and concentration. As a result, Pauilac's wines tend to be full-bodied with compact tannins and good freshness. Its aromatics are often what one associates with classic Bordeaux: pencil shavings, black currant and occasional mint. Some of the most famous châteaux of the commune are Latour, Mouton Rothschild, Lafite Rothschild, Pichon Baron, Pichon Lalande and Lynch Bages.
