James Suckling (JS) — 96–97/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 30/03/2023
This is like a baby Mouton this year with blackcurrant, flower, and orange aromas. Medium- to full-bodied with a tight and racy palate that shows persistence and verve. One to watch.
2021 Armailhac
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pauillac
- Classification
- Fifth Growth
- Format
- 6x75cl
- Price
- £195 per case (In Bond, GBP)
- Availability
- In stock
- Critic score
- 92–94/100 (WK)
- Drinking window
- 2026–2045
In Bond Fine Wine. 2021 Château Armailhac, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France. Fifth Growth • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 92–94/100 (WK). Drinking window: 2026–2045. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
This Classed Growth Pauillac property is very well-situated between Mouton Rothschild and Pontet Canet. Formerly known as Mouton Baronne Philippe, and renamed Chateau d'Armailhac in 1991 by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild. Owned and vinified by the team at Mouton Rothschild, it is lighter than stablemate Clerc Milon, with more Merlot and Cabernet Franc influence, and offers good value Pauillac with a hint of Mouton style. It has benefitted hugely from its First Growth stablemate's know-how with recent vintages showing a clear step up in quality and precision. James Suckling described the 2022 as "like a baby Mouton". First Growth winemaking at a fraction of the cost.
What the critics say
William Kelley (WK) — 91–93/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 29/04/2022
Reminiscent of a modern-day version of this estate's delicious 1999, the 2021 d'Armailhac is a terrific wine bursting with aromas of wild berries, cherries, exotic spices and rose petals. Medium to full-bodied, supple and seamless, it's fleshy and enveloping, with melting tannins and an ample core of sweet, succulent fruit. This is a pleasure-bent wine that will offer a broad drinking window.
William Kelley (WK) — 92–94/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 28/04/2023
Deep aromas of raspberries, cherries, crushed mint and spices preface the 2022 d'Armailhac, a medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated wine that's deep, lively and seamless, framed by powdery tannins and concluding with a penetrating finish.