2017 Chateau d'Armailhac - 5eme Cru Classe Pauillac

Decanter.com – 91 pts – JA: *Pure yet plushly-textured blueberry and damson fruits, get a little dip through the mid palate, but recovers with plenty of redcurrant and raspberry notes, backed up by cedar and spice, all carefully extracted and constructed. Perky, it grows on me, not huge persistency but lots to enjoy. 35% new oak.* - 11/2019

Falstaff Magazin - 91pts – PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, zart rauchig, reife Zwetschkenfrucht, feines Brombeerkonfit, zart nach Edelholz. Saftige Kirschenfrucht, rotbeerige Textur, feine Tannine, zitronige Nuancen, salziger Nachhall, vielseitiger Speisenbegleiter. - (05/2018)

Vinum Magazin – 16,5/20pts: *Knackig und ausgesprochen fruchtig, im besten Sinn gefällig, macht bereits jung Spass und wird doch gut reifen.* - 09/2020

Weinwisser - 17,5/20pts: *Dichtes Purpurgranat mit lila Rand. Süsses schwarzes Johannisbeerbouquet mit Heidelberergelee und Lakritze, dahinter ein zarter verführerischer Vanilletouch. Am Gaumen mit engmaschigem Tanningerüst und feinmehligem Extrakt. Zeigt jetzt schon eine schöne Balance. Im aromatischen Finale eine Explosion von blauen Beeren, frischem scchwarzem tasmanischem Bergfeffer und Holunderessenz. Gut gemacht!* -04/2018

JancisRobinson.com - 16++/20pts - TP: *Tasted blind. Deep ruby colour. Enticing blueberry sweetness on the nose. Juicy and pure with fresh blackcurrant. Good energy from bright acidity that is well managed. All summer fruits and vanilla bean on a moreish finish.* - 09/2021

JamesSuckling.com - 93-94pts - JS: *Opulent and powerful for d’Armailhac with blackcurrants, blackberries and black olives. Full-bodied, tannic and extremely muscular. Very well done indeed.* -04/2018

Vinous.com - 89-92pts - AG: *The 2017 Duhart Milon is deep, luscious and fruity, with lovely mid-palate depth and pliancy. Soft, silky tannins wrap around a core of dark red and blackish fruit. The 2017 is a very pretty Clerc Milon with plenty to recommend it. This is really quite lovely. The blend is 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot. Duhart is another impressive wine in a portfolio from Lafite that is especially strong this year.* -05/2018
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Vinous.com - 91 pts - NM: *The 2017 d´Armailhac, which was bottled in June 2019, has an attractive bouquet with blackberry and bilberry fruit. The oak is nicely integrated, maybe a little conservative compared to other vintages though that is in keeping with the style of the year. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, a little "angular" perhaps, with a fine bead of acidity and touches of iron-tinged red fruit on the finish. Probably an earlier drinking d’Armailhac, but one with plenty of character.* 02/2020

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 92 pts – JL: *The opening act is black fruit, juicy plums, smoke and just a tip of licorice in the background. Intermission finds soft, fresh, sweet blackberries while a salty minerality lingers in the wings. The wine is a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. The harvest took place from September 6 to September 29.* - 05/2018