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D'ARMAILHAC 2003
Pauillac - 2003
5ème Cru Classé en 1855
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ASSEMBLAGE : 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot
Belle couleur, d’un rouge franc. Le nez est fin et fruité, révélant de belles notes de cerise, mêlées à des parfums de violette. La prise en bouche est ronde, avec une attaque charnue, de l’amplitude et une bonne présence de tanins déjà très soyeux qu’enrobent une multitude de saveurs gourmandes: fruits rouges, caramel, cachou, torréfaction. L’ensemble donne à ce vin une très belle richesse aromatique. La finale est explosive en fruits et présente le caractère d’un vin complet, fin et structuré, à la fois vigoureux et charmeur. Ce vin incarne toute la séduction d’un très beau millésime de d’Armailhac.
Robert Parker – 90/100 Drink 2008-2019 The deep ruby/purple-hued 2003 d’Armailhac exhibits notes of Asian plum sauce interwoven with creme de cassis, licorice, and roasted herbs. With moderately high yet sweet tannin, an earthy character, and chewy, muscular, deep fruit as well as medium to full body, it should be drunk between 2008-2019. Jancis Robinson – 16/20 Drink - Mid crimson. Heady, porty nose. Very very sweet palate entry then a certain inkiness of tannins. Very dry on the finish. This wine is trying very hard and almost succeeds. Dry finish and sweet start is marred only by a very slight lack of anything to hold them together in the middle. Not bad at all but a slightly sickly finish. Neal Martin – 90/100 Drink 2009-2014 This has a very sweet, vanillary nose, lacking a little definition, perhaps sullen. The palate is the opposite: exuberant, quite complex and rich. Chewy tannins, firm structure with notes of dried blood, raisin and Xmas cake leading to an irony finish. One of those wines you cannot help but enjoy, if not a wine that provides an intellectual experience. Drink 2009-2014. |
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Château d'Armailhac has a complicated history, not least because the owners were undecided as to which name to give the property. It was Dominique d'Armailhacq who created the estate, purchasing the land which lies between Mouton Rothschild to the north and Pontet Canet to the south early, in the 18th Century. Dominique expanded the vineyards, and his acquisitions included the buildings at Chateau Brane-Mouton. Clearly not one to let a marketing opportunity pass by, Dominique duly renamed his own estate Chateau Mouton-d'Armailhacq. The property continued to flourish until the estate was sold to Baron Philippe de Rothschild in 1933.Baron Philippe changed the name of d'Armailhacq to Mouton-Baron-Philippe. By 1976 it was time for another name change. Philippe wanted to name it Chateau Baronne-Pauline, after his deceased wife, but permission was not granted. Philippe settled for Mouton-Baronne-Philippe, thereby simply changing the gender. The subsequent decision by Philippe's daughter, Philippine, who now heads the family business, to revert to Chateau d'Armailhac (dropping the 'q' at the end) was a most sensible one.
