Classification | Cinquième Cru Classé |
Type | Red |
Producer | Chateau D'Armailhac |
Vintage | 2009 |
Country | France |
Main region | Bordeaux |
Region | Pauillac |
Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux Blend |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | From Original Wooden Case |
Label | Perfect |
Stock | 0 |
The finest d’Armailhac I have tasted to date, the 2009 is largely Cabernet Sauvignon (60%) blended with a big wallop of Merlot (25%) and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Its dense purple color is followed by a big, sweet kiss of asphalt, black currants, mocha, barbecue smoke, cedar and spice. This medium to full-bodied, well-made, impressively endowed Pauillac should drink well for 20+ years.
This has density, structure and drive, offering seriously dark baker's chocolate, plum, currant and fig flavors all wound up tightly by singed cedar, tar and dark tapenade notes, with a tight, mineral-driven finish. Needs a little time to unwind.
Rene Gabriel rates this wine 18/20 points.
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