2005 Château d'Armailhac
Add to cellarVineyard: Château d'Armailhac
Price: $37.99- $120.00
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, & Cabernet Franc & Petite Verdot
Drink By: 2007
Style: Red
Other Vintages: 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1952 1947 1928 1926 NV
Winemaker's Notes
"Abundant tannin in addition to a deep ruby/purple hue, superb purity, and a lovely texture are found in this delicious Pauillac. One of the finest d'Armailhacs I have ever tasted, it is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot that achieved an amazing 13.3% natural alcohol. Aromas of black currants, creamy oak, and earth emerge from this medium to full-bodied effort. It should be drinkable in 4-5 years, and will last for two decades or more." ...
Expert Reviews
International Wine Cellar
91
Deep red-ruby. Currant, blueberry, leather, graphite and nutty oak on the nose. Silky-sweet and large-scaled for this wine, with perfectly integrated acidity and a deep minerality leavening the wine's volume. This boasts terrific volume and finishes with sweet tannins and excellent racy length. Getting better and better in barrel. Read more
Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wines
86
Given its vintage and the success of its neighbors, this slightly underfilled offering must be considered as something of disap-pointnment. Narrow and fairly tight-fisted, but never suggesting that it has the fruit that will allow it to blossom with time, it is instead a bit thin and fades away early. Read more
CellarTracker Community Tasting Notes
90
Community Tasting Notes (average 90.4 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 26 notes) Read more
Robert Parker
90
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Wine Advocate
93
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Wine Spectator
90
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User Tasting Notes
Fellow Drync'r
5/5
execellent! sweet & fruity
Fellow Drync'r
Parker 90 plus in 2010
olibxl
RP 93/100