Château D Armailhac 2003
Château D'Armailhac 2003 is a Pauillac red wine from Bordeaux, produced by Château D'Armailhac and classified as 5th Grand Cru Classé in 1855. It is a blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. The Wine Advocate awards it 90/100, Jancis Robinson 15.5/20 and James Suckling 91/100. Critics describe an ample and structured wine with present tannins, marked by ripe fruit, spicy notes and a persistent finish. Drinking windows cited: 2008-2019 according to The Wine Advocate and 2009-2014 according to Jancis Robinson.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 12
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pauillac
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château D'Armailhac
- Millésime
- 2003
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Château D'Armailhac
Château d’Armailhac is a Fifth Growth from the 1855 classification, situated in Pauillac, in the Médoc. Its vineyard, adjoining Château Mouton Rothschild, covers more than 80 hectares spread across four gravelly hilltops. The estate belongs to the Mouton branch of the Rothschild family, represented by Camille and Philippe Sereys de Rothschild, as well as Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild.
- Owner
- Camille Sereys de Rothschild, Philippe Sereys de Rothschild et Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild
- Maître de chais
- Cédric Marc
- Surface (ha)
- 80.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 18 000 caisses/an
Histoire du domaine
The earliest records of the vineyard date back to the 14th century, when the land formed part of the seigneury of Mouton. In 1660, a succession made the property an independent estate in the hands of the d’Armailhacq family, who gave it its name and retained ownership for seven generations. In the mid-19th century, Armand d’Armailhacq played a part in the development of winegrowing in the Médoc and, in 1855, published a treatise on vine cultivation and winemaking in the Médoc. That same year, the château, then known as Mouton d’Armailhacq, was classified as a fifth growth in the Médoc and Sauternes wine classification. At the end of the 19th century, Count Adrien de Ferrand inherited the estate, continued the work on the vineyards and had the wine cellar and outbuildings rebuilt. Baron Philippe de Rothschild acquired the estate in 1933. From the 1934 vintage onwards, it took the name Château Mouton Baron Philippe, then Château Mouton Baronne Philippe from 1975. Baroness Philippine de Rothschild reinstated the name Château d’Armailhac in 1989. Since 2021, the estate has had a new wine-making facility and a new cellar; winemaking is overseen by Cédric Marc, cellar master, as part of a team coordinated across the Pauillac estates by Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy.
