Château d’Armailhac 2008, Grand Cru Classe Pauillac
£69.50
Chateau d’Armailhac, located in the appellation of Pauillac was acquired by Baron Philippe de Rothschild in 1933. The Chateau was awarded grand cru classe status in the 1855 classification. The style of Chateau d’Armailhac has been likened to a baby Chateau Mouton Rothschild, exhibiting rich exotic layered fruit in a modern opulent style. A proportion of the wine is aged in barrels that have previous held vintages of Chateau Mouton.
10 in stock
Tasting notes
Château d’Armailhac 2008 offers elegance with nicely weighed acidity and fine tannins. The nose requires an hour in the decanter to awaken, after this brief decanting period there’s aromas of blackberry, charcoal, toast, peppercorns and earthy notes. There’s lot of classic Pauillac character on show all built around a delicate almost feminine frame. This vintage is drinking well now, and will cellar for another decade or so.
| ABV | 13.50% |
|---|---|
| Closure | Cork |
| Origin | France |
| Producer | Baron Philippe de Rothschild |
| Varietal | Cabernet, Merlot, Cabernet Franc |
| Drink from | 2017 to 2025 |
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