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ARMAILHAC (Château d') |
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| PROPRIETOR |
Baronne Philippine de Rothschild GFA (Baron Philippe de Rothschild bought the estate in 1933 and it remains in the hands of his daughter, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild). |
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| APPELLATION |
Pauillac, 5th Grand Cru Classé |
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| VINEYARD |
50 hectares |
| VARIETALS |
50% Cabernet Sauvignon
25% Merlot
23% Cabernet Franc
2% Petit Verdot |
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| VINIFICATION |
The grapes are hand picked, de-stemmed and vinified in the traditional way. The wine is matured in a combination of new oak barrels (30%) and 2nd fill barrels from Mouton Rothschild. |
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| STYLE |
The wine has improved significantly over the last decade, and now represents one of Pauillac's shrewdest buys. |
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| MARKET NOTE |
This is the "little" Pauillac of the Mouton-La Baronnie Group. Whilst the "last", it is a fine example of a truely refined, delicate and complex Pauillac at a reasonable price.
In 1956 it was known as "Mouton d'Armailhacq" before it was renamed, first as "Mouton Baron Philippe", then as "Mouton Baronne Philippe". Since 1989 its original identity has been restored and it is now known as Château d'Armailhac. This was done essentially to give this estate its own distinctive, non-Mouton, identity. It has obviously remained a 5th Growth throughout these times. |
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High Resolution
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