d'Armailhac 2018 1500ml

Château d'Armailhac, a Pauillac fifth growth owned by the Baron Philippe de Rothschild family, shares its neighborhood and winemaking team with Mouton Rothschild. The ripe, sun-drenched 2018 vintage produced a deeply colored, full-bodied wine blending 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and a little Petit Verdot, aged in 40% new barrels. Expect cassis, plum, blue fruit, tobacco, graphite and spicy oak, with ripe tannins and lively freshness. James Suckling called it "a soft and generous red." This magnum will age more slowly than a standard bottle; it is approachable now with decanting and should drink well through 2040.