Description

Red Wine: 1992 | Chteau d’Armailhac | Pauillac

Deep ruby-red color. Classic leafy blackcurrant aromas on the nose. The palate has a stalky Cabernet Sauvignon style with a little spice.

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Producer: Chteau d’Armailhac

Vintage: 1992

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

Deep ruby-red color. Classic leafy blackcurrant aromas on the nose. The palate has a stalky Cabernet Sauvignon style with a little spice. The mid-palate is well-structured & there is fair acidity. The finish lasts pretty well but is quite light-bodied, fresh & leafy.

Producer Information

Chteau d’Armailhac is a wine estate in the Pauillac appellation of Bordeaux’s northern Haut-Mdoc wine region. As Mouton d’Armailhac, it was ranked as a fifth growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification is part of the wider Baron Philippe de Rothschild portfolio of estates, including Mouton Rothschild. Improvements in quality in recent decades mean that Chteau d’Armailhac is now regarded as one of Pauillac’s best-value wines. The vineyard is located to the south of the village of Le Pouyalet, immediately next to Mouton Rothschild and near to Pontet-Canet. The estate covers 70 hectares (172 acres) and is planted with 52 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 36 percent Merlot, 10 percent Cabernet Franc and two percent Petit Verdot.Grapes are fermented in 23 gravity-fed stainless steel vats, sized according to the different parcels in the vineyard. The wine is aged for 18 months in oak; one-third new, one-third in one year-old and one-third in two-year-old barrels. The estate was founded in 1750 as Mouton d’Armailhac, named after local landowners, the Armailhac, or Armailhacq, family. Through mixed fortunes (in 1844, a Madame Darmailhacq was obliged to sell part of the family holdings, Les Carruades du Pouyalet, to Lafite it would eventually become the basis for Lafite’s second wine: Les Carruades de Lafite), the estate is acquired by Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Mouton Rothschild in 1933.Its extensive outbuildings hold the vineyard equipment for both properties. Since 1956 it has undergone an unusually high number of name changes, reflecting its links to its more prestigious neighbor, first becoming Mouton-Baron Philippe, then Mouton Baronne, and Mouton-Baronne-Philippe. Finally, in 1989, the decision was made that the quality of the wine deserved its own fully distinct identity, and so it began its life under the current name.