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Armailhac 2000

Pauillac, Fifth Growth

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  • GBP Price: £420.00  per Case
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  • Size: Bottle (75cl)
  • Quantities:0  Case -  0  Bottle
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Scores:
Wine Advocate Wine Spectator Burghound Jancis Robinson.com International Wine Cellar
89 90 - 16 - 17 89
Tasting Notes:

A slight downgrade from my original score, this wine is quite evolved, displaying ripe plum, black currant, and chocolate notes as well as hints of cedar and espresso. Soft, round, and close to full maturity, overall it is a medium-bodied wine to drink now and over the next decade or more.

Score: 89 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Maturity: 2010-2020

Juicy red. Plenty of tobacco, berry and currant character in this. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a long finish. Best after 2008. 15,415 cases made.

Score: 90 James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2008+

58% Cab Sauvignon and 42% Merlot. Pretty unevolved crimson in hue though the rim is starting to fade. Hint of buckwheat on the nose. A little jagged next to the completeness of the Tour Haut-Brion. Bloody and quite dry and solid on the finish. The tannins are more rustic than the Tour Haut-Brion. Relatively light. Good balance.

Score: 16 - 17 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 2010-2018

Full ruby-red. Aromas of blackcurrant, smoke and roasted, nutty oak. Concentrated and sweet but in the process of shutting down. Impressively dark, primary flavors of cassis, violet and bitter chocolate supported by sound acids. A rich but slightly medicinal wine that is no doubt better than it's showing today. (89+ Points)

Score: 89 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar

Not much on the nose. Seems a bit thin on the palate. Lacks depth and roundness. No bad but this lacks the concentration and decadence that many 2000's have. Tasted April 2001.

Score: 81 - 83 Neal Martin, erobertparker.com