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Château d'Armailhac Barrel sample (Pauillac)
Pauillac · France
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Country
- France
- Region
- Pauillac
- Appellation
- Pauillac
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
cordeiro assado · carne vermelha grelhada · queijos curados · cassoulet
Rated vintages
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201291 pts
90–92. Barrel sample. This fruity wine is soft and open with flavors of ripe red-berry fruits and fresh acidity. It's expressive with immediately attractive tannins.
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201092 pts
91-93 Finely structured, richly juicy fruit, packed with ripe tannins and great swathes of rich blackberry. It is intense, as well as well integrated.
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200994 pts
93-95 Barrel sample. Very rich and dense, solid, chunky textured wine. The tannins are severe, very firm, suggesting a wine with considerable power.
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200891 pts
90-92 Barrel sample. Balanced, open wine, full of ripe blackcurrant fruits. It has a fine, rich density which shows well alongside the acidity of a young wine. It finishes with delicious black fruits.