Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes A slight downgrade from my original score, this wine is quite evolved, displaying ripe plum, black currant, and chocolate notes as well as hints of cedar and espresso. Soft, round, and close to full maturity, overall it is a medium-bodied wine to drink now and over the next… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes The dense ruby/purple-colored 1999 d’Armailhac displays a gorgeous perfume of spice box, coffee, cedar, licorice, and leather scents. It is sexy, with loads of fruit, medium body, and sweet tannin in the smoky, flamboyant finish. It will drink well for 12-15 years.(Wine Advocate #140 Apr 2002) By Robert… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes This is an up and coming Pauillac estate that is making better and better wines. Moreover, they remain realistically priced. This is a Medoc 1998 that is revealing more mid-palate, flesh, concentration, and sweeter tannin than it did during its previous year and a half in barrel. A… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker (87) Tasting Notes Dark plum/garnet-colored, with an evolved, mature, cedary, spice box, fruit cake, coffee, smoky, fruit-scented bouquet, this seductive, medium-bodied, fruit-driven 1997 offers plenty of appeal. Drink this spicy Pauillac over the next 7-8 years. (Wine Advocate #128 Apr 2000) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes This is a successful and seductive wine. The saturated ruby color is followed by sweet, roasted herb, and black currant aromas with lush toasty oak notes. A blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 25% Cabernet Franc, this medium-weight, elegant yet richly fruity wine possesses enough tannin… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes The 1995 is possibly the finest d’Armailhac I have yet tasted. The blend was 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc, and 32% Merlot. This deep ruby/purple-colored wine possesses low acidity, plenty of sweet tannin, and, in both its aromatics and flavors, gobs of ripe cassis fruit are nicely… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes A sleeper of the vintage, this muscular, concentrated, full-bodied wine is atypically backward and dense for a 2008. It exhibits an opaque ruby/purple color along with notes of licorice, truffles, graphite and black currants. Intense and powerful, it will benefit from 2-4 years of cellaring and should keep… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes This is a chunky, monolithic style of Margaux with lots of power and fruit, but displaying a simplistic, firm personality. There??s plenty of stuffing, but complexity, charm, and balance seem to be lacking. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2024.(Wine Advocate #181 Feb 2009) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes The issue I had with this wine??s rusticity and high tannin level in barrel has been resolved. There is no doubting its serious concentration, dense ruby/purple color, and attractive aromatics (blackberries, cassis, creosote, spring flowers, and licorice). It offers plenty of body and concentration as well as relatively… Read More »