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2005 Ch d'Armailhac 5ème Cru Pauillac - 1x300cl
06A5ARMASDM _ 2005 - Ch d'Armailhac 5ème Cru Pauillac - 1x300cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château d'Armailhac
  • Region Pauillac
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Case size 1x300cl
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2005 - Ch d'Armailhac 5ème Cru Pauillac - 1x300cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château d'Armailhac
  • Region Pauillac
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Case size 1x300cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £494.33 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £494.33 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £400.00 In Bond
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  • Goedhuis, April 2006, Score: 90-92

    Medium-bodied with an ethereal texture, the 2005 offers pretty notes of violets, plums and minerals enveloped in velvety tannins. James Suckling of Wine Spectator believes that it may be better than the 2000 or 2003. Drink 2012-2025+.

  • Goedhuis, April 2006, Score: 90-92

    Medium-bodied with an ethereal texture, the 2005 offers pretty notes of violets, plums and minerals enveloped in velvety tannins. James Suckling of Wine Spectator believes that it may be better than the 2000 or 2003. Drink 2012-2025+.

  • Antonio Galloni, April 2021, Score: 91

    The 2005 d'Armailhac is in a gorgeous spot today. Early signs of aromatic nuance have started to develop, but the 2005 has at least a handful of years of fine drinking ahead of it. Quite frankly, I am surprised how fresh the 2005 is. Dried flowers, cedar, mint, pipe tobacco and sweet red toned fruit are all very nicely delineated. Readers looking for an affordable, mature Claret to drink now will find much to like.

  • Robert Parker, April 2008, Score: 90+

    This powerful, tannic, structured effort from Mouton-Rothschild's stable is a blend of 60% CabernetSauvignon, 29% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Its dense ruby/purple color is followed by an earthy nose dominated by black currants and toasty, smoky oak. Medium to full-bodied with relatively high tannin, decent acidity, and a fine finish, it should be at its best between 2014-2030.

  • Robert Parker, April 2007, Score: 90-93

    Abundant tannin in addition to a deep ruby/purple hue, superb purity, and a lovely texture are found in this delicious Pauillac. One of the finest d'Armailhacs I have ever tasted, it is a blendof 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot that achieved an amazing 13.3% natural alcohol. Aromas of black currants, creamy oak, and earth emerge from this medium to full-bodied effort. It should be drinkable in 4-5 years, and will last for two decades or more. Drink 2011-2031

  • Robert Parker, April 2006, Score: 90-93

    I think the 2005 dArmailhac may turn out even better than its stable mate, Clerc-Milon. This combination of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot achieved 13.3% alcohol. Revealing lovely creme de cassis-like notes, a beautiful texture, brightness, and sweet tannin, it is an impressively endowed, medium to full-bodied, relatively approachable 2005, although it will undoubtedly display more tannin after bottling. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020+.

  • Jancis Robinson, April 2006, Score: 16.5 Points

    Mid crimson. Quite meaty, almost Graves-like. Soft, medium-intensity fruit without a really convincing structure - a little soft and sweet. Perfectly nice drink for the mid term but not the most intense and energetic. Sweet alluring front palate and a note that's almost burnt. Rather soft, smudgy finish. Full, round opulent with very fine, dry tannins on the finish. Very worked. A little chewy on the finish. Drink 2015-25. 16.5 Points.

  • Wine Spectator, April 2006, Score: 89-91

    Aromas of blackberries and ripe fruit with hints of cigar box. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a rich and ripe finish. A balanced and rich wine. May be better than 2003 and 2000.

  • Robert Parker, June 2015, Score: 90

    D’Armailhac’s 2005 offers notes of cedar wood, forest floor, black and red currants, spice box and earth. It is medium-bodied, relatively soft for a 2005, and best drunk over the next 12-15 years. Drink: 2015-2025

Producer

Château d'Armailhac

An 1855 Classified Growth, Château d’Armailhac has 76 hectares (187 acres) of vines with an average age of 40 years, stretching over three gravel banks that embrace all the typical features of the Pauillac appellation. The terroir, mostly comprising deep gravel, clay or clay-limestone and gravelly sand, is planted with classic Médoc grape varieties. The remarkable Cabernet Francs grown on the Plateau des Levantines from vin...Read more

An 1855 Classified Growth, Château d’Armailhac has 76 hectares (187 acres) of vines with an average age of 40 years, stretching over three gravel banks that embrace all the typical features of the Pauillac appellation. The terroir, mostly comprising deep gravel, clay or clay-limestone and gravelly sand, is planted with classic Médoc grape varieties. The remarkable Cabernet Francs grown on the Plateau des Levantines from vines with an average age of 60 years are a hallmark of the wine. Château d’Armailhac takes its name from the d’Armailhacq family who purchased the estate in 1660. Its history is bound up with that of pioneers of modern winegrowing such as Armand d’Armailhac. The estate was acquired by Baron Philippe de Rothschild in 1933, then inherited by his daughter Philippine de Rothschild. It now belongs to her three children, Camille and Philippe Sereys de Rothschild and Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild, who continue the family tradition with passion and innovation.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.

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