1989 d'Armailhac
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A vintage that was hot across the entire growing season (except for the month of April), and you feel a modern range of aromatics, with mocha, smoked caramel, raspberry, red cherry. Firm tannic architecture, and this is an enjoyable wine that really gives a window into old school Pauillac, with tobacco and saline juiciness on the finish. Patrick Leon heading up the estate, and this was the first year with Eric Tourbier as technical director across Mouton, Armailhac and Clerc Milon It was also just a year since Baron Philippe de Rothschild had died, with his daughter Baroness Philippine taking over. 3.8ph. 51hl/h yield. 89% 1st wine.
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Punteggio medio
Wine Spectator
Robert Parker
Altre recensioni e punteggi
Dark with some Pauillac structure still in evidence. High-toned, classic Pauillac nose with some dryish tannins still showing. Dry finish – definitely needs food. Bit of a dry old stick on opening. Will it take on flesh and charm in a decanter? Amazingly unfleshy for a 1989! (JR)
Winemaker Philippe Dhalluin told me that when the 1989 d’Armailhac was tasted en primeur , tasters would have met it under its old name, Mouton Baronne Philippe. Come bottling time, it was rebranded as d’Armailhac. It has a fresh but herbal nose displaying a struck match note that is rather off-putting. The palate is harsh on the entry, light and rather hollow, with bitter tannin and a severely dried out finish. Past its best. 12.9% alcohol. Tasted from an ex-cellar bottle at the château .
Dark shaded rusty/ruby and not as intense a colour as the 1986 tasted alongside it. Sweetly fragrant. Gentle texture with some brûlée notes and a hint of iron filings. Fresher than stereotypical 1990. Attractive, pretty, relatively light wine perhaps just past its peak. But it has taken on sweetness and charm since I last tasted it in 2010 (without, naughtily, adding a note to this database). (JR)
Informazioni sul produttore
Ch. d’Armailhac is a Pauillac Fifth Growth owned by the Rothschilds, who also own Ch. Mouton Rothschild. Lavished with the same attention to detail and having benefitted from extensive investment in recent years, this estate can offer brilliant value in comparison to its First Growth sibling.
Dettagli del prodotto
12.5%
Cinquième Grand Cru Classé