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2020 Ch d'Armailhac 5ème Cru Pauillac - 6x75cl
06C0ARMA6PK _ 2020 - Ch d'Armailhac 5ème Cru Pauillac - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château d'Armailhac
  • Region Pauillac
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2028 - 2040
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available

2020 - Ch d'Armailhac 5ème Cru Pauillac - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château d'Armailhac
  • Region Pauillac
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2028 - 2040
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available

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  • Goedhuis, May 2021, Score: 93-95

    This d’Armailhac is full of a new-found charm, but still not shy of its Pauillac pedigree. Abounding with an array of bramble fruits and dark cherries, this has very good intensity of flavours, with a hint of burnt embers and creamy oak sweetness. The tannins underpin the fruit and bring everything in line, giving a taut structure and length on the finish. Layered, full and rich. Certainly one to watch out for.

  • Goedhuis, May 2021, Score: 93-95

    This d’Armailhac is full of a new-found charm, but still not shy of its Pauillac pedigree. Abounding with an array of bramble fruits and dark cherries, this has very good intensity of flavours, with a hint of burnt embers and creamy oak sweetness. The tannins underpin the fruit and bring everything in line, giving a taut structure and length on the finish. Layered, full and rich. Certainly one to watch out for.

  • Neal Martin, January 2024, Score: 94

    The 2020 d'Armailhac has a more backward nose than its peers, though it gradually unfurls to reveal wonderful blackberry, pencil shaving and violet scents that are very delineated and precise. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe black fruit, quite a "juicy" Pauillac with a lot of concentration that masks the structure underneath. Very persistent on the finish with a dash of black pepper on the aftertaste, this is another long-term Pauillac. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.

  • Neal Martin, December 2022, Score: 93

    The 2020 d'Armailhac has a very pure bouquet with blackberry, bilberry, crushed iris flowers and hints of potpourri, tightly-wound at first but opening nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly angular tannins at first, fine acidity, pure blackberry and graphite notes becoming more accentuated towards the finish. That could only come from Pauillac. A classy d'Armailhac that bestows great terroir expression and sense of classicism. 2025-2045

  • Neal Martin, May 2021, Score: 92-94

    The 2020 d’Armailhac, raised in 50% new oak with a planned 17-month barrel maturation, is a little deeper in color compared to the Clerc Milon. I find more complexity on the nose of blackberry, briar, cedar and pencil box aromas, less extravagant than previous vintages and more terroir-driven, perhaps. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins that have a little more edge than the Clerc Milon, plus there is slightly more mineralité and depth. In particular, the finish is very harmonious and fans out wonderfully. This Château d’Armailhac is a splendid wine in the making, and one of the best examples from the estate that I have tasted out of barrel. Drink 2025 - 2045

  • Antonio Galloni, June 2021, Score: 89-91

    The 2020 d'Armailhac is bold, assertive and full of character. Inky red fruit, red plum, iron, gravel and incense all hit the palate. The tannins are a bit severe, but then again, that's Armailhac. The Cabernets seem especially expressive, in both the aromatics and the tannin structure. One of the recent developments here has been a move toward slightly longer élevage to complement fruit that is a bit more structured than in the past because of changes in farming. Tasted two times. Drink 2026 - 2040

  • Wine Advocate, May 2021, Score: 90-92

    Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2020 D'Armailhac strides confidently out of the glass with classic scents of cassis, warm plums and cedar chest, plus wafts of pencil lead, bay leaves and kirsch. The medium-bodied palate has a sturdy frame of chewy tannins and plenty of freshness to support the crunchy black and red fruits, finishing savory. The blend this year is 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, with an alcohol of 13.3%. 2024-2037

  • Matthew Jukes, April 2021, Score: 17.5+

    Deep and brooding with wells of black fruit and even some liquorice and spice here, this is a huge success for d’Armailhac and there is more than enough intensity to shrug off the oak and tannin and this puts it in rather exclusive company in this vintage. There is a considerable degree of polish, elegance and control here in spite of the exuberance of the fruit and there is no excess fat either, making this is pure, Cabernet-driven wine with a refreshing finish. Simply lovely.

  • Jancis Robinson, April 2021, Score: 16.5

    Aromatic finesse with perfumed, floral notes. Mid palate is juicy and fresh, backed by firm, grainy tannins. Confirmed structure but slightly chewy finish. (JL) 13.3%. Drink 2026 – 2035

  • Jeb Dunnuck, May 2021, Score: 92-94

    A blend of 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, hitting 13.2% alcohol, the 2020 Château D'Armailhac sports a vivid purple hue to go with beautiful cassis and blackberry fruits intermixed with lots of chalky minerality, toasty oak, graphite, and tobacco. It has the round, supple style of the vintage yet still brings ample tannic grip, solid mid-palate depth, and a great finish. It's beautifully done and should be drinkable with just 2-4 years of bottle age yet age just fine.

  • Wine Cellar Insider, May 2021, Score: 92-94

    Juicy, spicy, supple and fresh, the wine is medium-bodied, refined, soft and polished, finishing with ripe, red and black currants, savory herbs, tobacco leaf and hints of spicy pepper on the backend. The wine blends 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, 13.3% ABV. alcohol.

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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