2008 Château d'Armailhac, Pauillac, Bordeaux
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
Ready - mature
- Robert Parker
- 89/100
- 17/20
- Robert Parker
- 89/100
Product: 20081006090
Description
The Mouton-Rothschild stable performed well all round in 2008. D’Armailhac, the most affordable wine of the trio (alongside Ch. Clerc Milon and Mouton itself), has a creamy, fruit driven palate of dark, dense blackberries, gritty tannins and a savoury finish. Displaying elements of all the qualities that have made its illustrious sibling so famous, Ch. d’Armailhac represents exceptional value in 2008.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2008
Alcohol % 13
Maturity Ready - mature
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château d'Armailhac
Critics reviews
Robert Parker 89/100
A dense plum/purple color is followed by a supple, evolved, medium-bodied wine revealing an elegant bouquet of red and black currants, charcoal, toast and earth. Enjoy this impressive 2008 over the next 12-15 years.Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 02/05/2011
Drink 2008 - 2023
17/20
Black-red, very attractively lifted briary black fruit nose, smooth and elegant, a poised, classily seductive Pauillac that will open early and age well. Drink 2014-22.
Drink 2008 - 2023
Robert Parker 89/100
A dense plum/purple color is followed by a supple, evolved, medium-bodied wine revealing an elegant bouquet of red and black currants, charcoal, toast and earth. Enjoy this impressive 2008 over the next 12-15 years. (robert_parker- Wine Advocate- May 2011) Although unevolved, the fresh, medium-bodied 2008 d’Armailhac is a more elegant, delicate take on this vintage than some of the more concentrated wines from the Medoc and the right bank. Fresh cranberry, sweet cherry, and spicy notes are present in this wine. While it does not appear to be one of the stars of the vintage, it possesses brilliant delineation as well as an exceptionally pretty style somewhat reminiscent of the 1996 vintage. (robert_parker- Wine Advocate - Apr 09)
Drink 2008 - 2023
About this wine
Château d'Armailhac
Classified as a Fifth Growth in 1855, Château d’Armailhac came under the ownership of the Baron Philippe de Rothschild family in 1933. Today Baroness Philippine’s children, Camille and Philippe Sereys de Rothschild and Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild continue the family’s quest for excellence and innovation in the vineyard and winery.
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