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2018 Château d'Armailhac, Pauillac, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
Not ready
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
92/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
91-93/100
Product: 20181006090
2018 Château d'Armailhac, Pauillac, Bordeaux

Description

Pretty fruit, this is very nicely done, with good density on the palate, which is creamy and dense. It’s full of sweet ripe fruit, but there is also grip and some welcome bite. The 2018 is a very good wine, not compelling – but that isn't D'Armailhac's style. The alcohol is just under 14%, which explains the fresher edge to the wine. Very accomplished. Drink 2023-2025.

Blend: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Alcohol % 14.5
Maturity Not ready
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château d'Armailhac

Critics reviews

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 92/100
The 2018 d’Armailhac is deep garnet-purple in color. It gives up notes of dried herbs, pencil lead, and charcoal, with a core of kirsch, cassis, and cedar. Medium-bodied, the palate is a touch lean, with chewy tannins and a firm finish. Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW , The Wine Independent (February 2023)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, TheWineIndependent.com (Feb 2023)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 91-93/100
The 2018 D'Armailhac (14.5% alcohol) is composed of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, harvested September 12 to October 3. Deep garnet-purple colored, it reveals a very fruity nose of crushed blackberries, warm black cherries and mulberries plus hints of potpourri, spice cake and pencil shavings. Full-bodied, the decadent palate delivers loads of black berry layers and a firm, grainy frame with underlying freshness and an earthy finish. Wonderfully opulent DArmailhac!Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 23/04/2019
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, (Apr 2019)

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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