Chateau d'Armailhac Pauillac 5. Cru Classe 2020 i trækasse

Y. Castaing

Revue du Vin de France

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Juicy, spicy, supple and fresh, the wine is medium-bodied, refined, soft and polished, finishing with ripe, red and black currants, savory herbs, tobacco leaf and hints of spicy pepper on the backend. The wine blends 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, 13.3% ABV. alcohol.

Le Figaro Vin

La Revue du Vin de France

Markus del Monego MW

Dark purple colour with violet hue and almost black core. Excellent nose with fine aroma reminiscent of ripe blackberries, juicy blackcurrants, fine spiciness, hints of blackcurrant spurs. Subtle oak and discreet spiciness. Floral hints in the background. On the palate very refined character, silky tannins, fine taosting flavour with discreet hints of coffee, backed by very juicy and expressive crisp fruit, excellent with convincing length.

Vert de Vin Magazine

Terre de Vins

James Suckling

A fresh, layered red with blackberry and chocolate. It’s full and beautiful. Cool finish. Soft tannins spread across the finish. Savory.

The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve

"Juicy, spicy, supple and fresh, the wine is medium-bodied, refined, soft and polished, finishing with ripe, red and black currants, savory herbs, tobacco leaf and hints of spicy pepper on the backend. The wine blends 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, 13.3% ABV. alcohol."

Vinous

The 2020 d’Armailhac, raised in 50% new oak with a planned 17-month barrel maturation, is a little deeper in color compared to the Clerc Milon. I find more complexity on the nose of blackberry, briar, cedar and pencil box aromas, less extravagant than previous vintages and more terroir-driven, perhaps. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins that have a little more edge than the Clerc Milon, plus there is slightly more mineralité and depth. In particular, the finish is very harmonious and fans out wonderfully. This Château d’Armailhac is a splendid wine in the making, and one of the best examples from the estate that I have tasted out of barrel.

Jeb Dunnuck

A blend of 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, hitting 13.2% alcohol, the 2020 Château D'Armailhac sports a vivid purple hue to go with beautiful cassis and blackberry fruits intermixed with lots of chalky minerality, toasty oak, graphite, and tobacco. It has the round, supple style of the vintage yet still brings ample tannic grip, solid mid-palate depth, and a great finish. It's beautifully done and should be drinkable with just 2-4 years of bottle age yet age just fine

Falstaff

Deep dark ruby garnet, opaque core, violet reflections, delicate brightening of the edges. Delicately smoky and spicy underlaid dark forest berry jam, black cherries, a hint of cassis. Juicy, ripe fresh cherries, integrated ripe tannins, chocolaty touch, mineral-based, sticks well, good ripening potential, delicate cassis in the finish.

Decanter

A little austere on the opening beats. Carving out its place more clearly alongside its two Pauillac siblings, this has some excellent sappy dark fruits, plenty of tannins and power but also elegance and confidence. This Armailac is gorgeous, lovely mid palate dept, and plenty of juicy blueberry and bilberry fruit, with lift through the finish, 3% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 50% new oak. Harvest September 7 to 29. The new cellar with be finished for the 2021 harvest, but this one was made in the temporary cellar. I really like this, it has a floral edge, a juice and freshness and sense of elegance; a good two minutes after you have stopped tasting a wave of subtle smoke comes in - the after wash of a fine gravel terroir. 50% new oak, harvest from September 7 to 29 across the three estates.