| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Pauillac |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
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This is very tannic yet polished and firm with currants, bark, and stones. Full-bodied and muscular and linear. Love the length. Beautiful. Try in 2020.
Medium to deep garnet-brick in color, the 2014 d'Armailhac rolls out with evocative notes of cassis, plum preserves, and menthol opening out to nuances of rosebud tea, underbrush, and crushed rocks. The medium-bodied palate has fine-grained tannins and a seamless backbone of freshness defining the fruit, finishing long and fragrant. This is all class.
Tasted blind. Amazingly well-polished tannins and a savoury soup with lots of vitality on the palate. Really nice wine even if in a different idiom to traditional, rather stodgier Pauillac. Lots of interest here. Long and opulent without being sweet. Clean long finish.
Drink 2024-2042
Fresh and pure, but not shy on depth, offering an ample core of cassis and blackberry purée flavors. There's a fine chalky minerality throughout, but overall the structure is polished. Anise and spice notes add range. Best from 2018 through 2028.
Still a little unformed at present, but this is dense, rich and youthful with plummy fruit flavours, good oak integration and undertones of mint and cinnamon. The tannins are a little too drying on the finish, but should integrate with time.
The 2014 D'Armailhac has a clean and fresh bouquet with plenty of fruit: blackberry and raspberry coulis, a touch of cedar coming through with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, a fine line of acidity and a tangible level of mineralité on the tensile finish. This is a sophisticated d'Armailhac, probably one that will be approachable after 4-5 years. Recommended, even if I do not regard it as the greatest d'Armailhac in recent years. Drink date 2019 - 2035
The Château d’Armailhac 2014 is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot (slightly more Merlot than usual.) It will be matured in around one-third new oak. The opulence and richness is immediately apparent on the nose with hints of black olive infusing the black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly grainy tannin, quite dense black fruit with a spicy attack towards the saline finish. It feels a little abrasive at the moment but the rough edges should be rounded by the time. Drink 2018-2035.
Very minerally, silky and refined with a full body, firm tannins and currants, stones and citrus. Racy and fine. This has a little more merlot in the blend but is mostly cabernet sauvignon as always. One of the best Armailhacs in a long time.
Mid crimson. Clean, sweet and mild on the nose, a little toasty and some polish. Correct and not too drying, with some green notes - very un-luscious. A little demanding and austere but with good energy and sleekness. The finish is impressively long. An interesting wine that is so low key that at first I almost overlooked it. Drink 2021-2032
