Chateau d'Armailhac Pauillac 2005 750ml

Château d'Armailhac is a Pauillac classified in 1855, then under the name Mouton d'Armailhacq. Baron Philippe de Rothschild bought it in 1933, and the d'Armailhac name returned in 1989 after spells as Mouton Baron Philippe and Mouton Baronne Philippe. The Rothschild family still owns it, and Mouton Rothschild is its northern neighbour.

The estate farms more than 80 hectares on four gravel rises. The 2005 is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, from a dry, low-yield year that the château compares to 1976, 1982 and 1995. It's 13% alcohol.

The château describes a dark, deep colour, aromas of flowers, blackberry, cherry, nectarine and a touch of roast coffee, and an ample, sturdy palate with well-integrated tannins, toasty, slightly smoky oak and a long, full finish.

Against Le Petit Ducru 2019, d'Armailhac is a grand vin with twenty years of bottle age; for mature Pauillac ready to pour, choose d'Armailhac.

The Wine Cellar Insider suggests drinking it through 2035, decanting about an hour and serving at about 60°F.

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