Chateau D Armailhac 2015

Château D Armailhac, 5eme Grand Cru Classé, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, 2015 

Grapes: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, 76ha vineyard on deep gravel soil, average 40 year old vines (with 60 year old Cab Franc), aged 18 months in French oak barrels

The estate was acquired by Baron Philippe de Rothschild of neighbouring Mouton Rothschild in 1933.

Producer Tasting Note:

The wine is a garnet red with a crimson tint. The highly expressive nose is remarkable for its intense and radiant red fruit aromas mingled with notes of roasted coffee and marzipan. The ample and full-bodied attack reveals a well-rounded, silky tannic structure, giving an impression of richness and volume, underlined by a generous and varied range of flavours such as cherry, vanilla and liquorice. The long finish is sustained by hints of chocolate.

Critics' Tasting Notes:

“Particularly bright crimson. Savoury, lively nose. Drier and lighter than most but racy and satisfying in the new style. Good freshness and breadth. Really very polished.”  Drink 2024-2040

17.5/20 points, Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, April 2016 

 "The 2015 D'Armailhac displays a medium to deep garnet-purple color and exuberant notions of exotic spices and potpourri over a core of black and red cherry preserves plus wild blueberries and a waft of tar. Medium to full-bodied, the palate reveals mouth-filling, juicy black berry flavors with approachable, grainy tannins and wonderful freshness on the finish." Drink 2019-2034

92/100 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, robertparker.com, February 2018