2016 Chateau d'Armailhac Pauillac

Blend: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit VerdotFrom: Pauillac, Bordeaux, France Taste & Critical Acclaim: The wine is dark and deep with purple tints. The intense and complex nose begins with perfectly ripe fruit aromas followed by roast coffee and blackberry notes. From a full and dense attack, the mid-palate reveals elegant and well-rounded tannins which underpin liquorice flavors with hints of refined and elegant oak. The long and flavourful finish lingers on red fruit flavors and chocolate notes. This can be enjoyed now if you give it a good amount of air, but it will be even better in 5-15 years.“This is a really driven d’Armailhac showing blackcurrants and fruit tea with hints of bark on the nose and palate. Full-bodied, very firm and structured with a long and powerful finish. Direct and linear. Try after 2023.” (2/2019) — 95 points, James Suckling“A thrilling bottle of wine that readers should snatch up is the 2016 Château d’Armailhac. This