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| | Vintage | 2009 |  Label 1 of 322 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Château d'Armailhac (web) | | Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Bordeaux | | SubRegion | Médoc | | Appellation | Pauillac | | UPC Code(s) | 000004163701, 271844947398, 3262151227751, 3277034666398, 3277034947398, 3364420020572, 3394150034136, 3412950933005, 3419466182644, 3419466489903, 3448821405197, 3448821405333, 3453521173246, 3550871202753, 3609050157343, 3700266215732, 400001985311, 400001986554, 400003738458, 4000122969700, 878448001657, 878448003392 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.5 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 275 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by sastewart on 4/26/2024 & rated 92 points: Opened 3 hours ahead. Very nice bouquet of dark fruits, tobacco and cedar. Medium bodied, with a good balance of tannin and acid and a core of blackberry fruit. Very elegant with good length. Purchased as futures and stored at 55 degrees. I believe this is in its prime drinking window and I'll drink mine over the next 8-10 years. 92 Points (756 views) | | | Tasted by OmiyaDrinker on 3/29/2024 & rated 91 points: Medium ruby appearance. Medium + nose of cassis, blackcurrant, dark plum. Already some tertiary notes of leather, mushroom, tobacco. Medium + acid, medium + tannin. Full bodied with medium + flavor intensity. Flavor profile on the palate is a little brighter than on the nose with the plummy merlot character more pronounced. Medium + finish. Generally speaking, this fundamentally still retains the vibrant, voluptuous character of the wine I remember tasting just after bottling just further down the line in development. I think you can hold for another 10 years but it’ll be for a different experience, depending on preference, rather than one that is necessarily better. (1227 views) | | | Tasted by OmiyaDrinker on 2/18/2024 & rated 91 points: Medium ruby appearance. Medium + intensity nose of cassis, dark plum, blackcurrant leaf, tobacco, touch of mint. Some emerging tertiary aromas of leather, pencil lead. Very nice silky mouthfeel on the palate. Still a little tight. Full bodied. Medium + flavour intensity. Medium + acid. High, ripe, dusty tannin that as yet is not close to being fully resolved. Medium + finish that's just lacking some complexity at the moment. I'll drink another bottle in the short term as a little undecided on the expected evolution of this. (1792 views) | | | Tasted by Thomas123 on 1/19/2024 & rated 91 points: Nice midweight Bordeaux. Lifted, herbal character due to the high share of Cabernet Franc. Absolutely ready, but not the complexity I hoped for. I will leave the rest of my bottles for 5 years (1879 views) | | | Tasted by super007 on 11/30/2023 & rated 93 points: CdB Dinner (Christy's): Tasted side by side the 2010
Very approachable and delicious. This has come together at this point, can it age further, I am sure, but this is drinking beautifully. The structure is there but let the fruit and delicate nature of Pauillac really shine through.
60% Cab Sauv / 24% Merlot / 14% Cab Franc / 2% Petit Verdot (2537 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 10/15/2023 & rated 94 points: This has really picked up a lot of complexity and weight over the past few years. Now, you find a wine packed with cassis, blackberries, cedar, and tobacco. Medium/full-bodied, refined, soft, lush, and inviting on the palate, with creamy tannins that come in on the back end of the currant-filled finish. This is a good time to start opening your bottles. Drink from 2023-2040. (4301 views) | | | Tasted by popopdrops on 9/29/2023 & rated 91 points: Ikke dekantert. Slankere, svært i live, også spor av alkohol, noe brennende, men stort behag. Det samme dag 2. (1812 views) | | | Tasted by Ortiz Brown on 9/11/2023 & rated 90 points: The wine is dark purple in the glass, and on P&P the nose showed modest blue fruit aromas with leather, chocolate, and dank antique store notes. On the palate the flavors were reticent on entry, slowly showing mild, dark red fruit.
After an hour the wine opened a bit, but just on the palate. We found blackberry, a bit of dark cherry, spice, and wood. Mild tannins and mild acidity. FWIW, the wine failed to open much more, even after three hours.
Pretty and elegant. A contrast to the big cabernets we enjoyed on our visit to Napa last week! (2376 views) | | | Tasted by J'agnes on 8/18/2023 & rated 92 points: Clean cork with perfect seal. Definite clear rim ( and plenty of sediment in the bottle when decanted. Definite ruby although a hint of brick around the edge. Big bouquet when decanting and a real graphite, smoked meat and blackberry nose. Very pleasing palate, elegant tart blackberry and silky smooth tannins. Refreshing and smoother finish than the last bottle 12 months ago. (2276 views) | | | Tasted by Kevin Mak on 7/29/2023 & rated 91 points: Deep Ruby
Medium (+) Acidity
Medium Tannins
High Alcohol
Medium Bodied
Medium (+) Finish
Medium (+) Intensity
- Cassis, Blackberry, Black Cherry, Red Cherry, Raspberry, Violet, Smoke, Vanilla, Graphite, Cedar
Closed at first, needed almost two hours of breathing to open up. Sweet, floral, black fruits, some red fruits, smoke and some sweet spice. Not the usual masculine Pauillac, this one is more subtle and elegant, with an enticing nose. Acidity is on point, tannins are soft and smooth but still have some grip towards the end. Alcohol is at 13.5% but somehow the warmth is very noticeable. Overall a very balanced wine with complexity yet reasonably priced as a Grand Cru Classe wine. Drink now. (2242 views) | | | Tasted by Redteeth on 7/28/2023: This was the last of my bottles of this vintage. The bottle received a thorough decanting. The cork was sound and there was a fair amount of sediment. The wne was very nice right from the start, mature an elegant. The remaining half of the bottle was not quite as good on Night 2. I think it's time to polish off this vintage. (2089 views) | | | Tasted by 87tellub on 7/25/2023 & rated 92 points: PnP. Dark ruby in the glass. Fantastic nose on PnP that jumps out of the glass. Black anise, graphite, dark fruit and spices, leather or traces of earthy barn. About medium in the mouth, lovely just ripe fruit, juicy. Lovely texture. Enjoyed this one. (1787 views) | | | Tasted by Ibetian on 6/25/2023 & rated 93 points: Popped and poured. This was a big hit at our annual start of season party for Beachwood; 3 bottles finished. This is drinking very well now, with red and black fruit and nice, lingering finish. Folks liked it whether they had a lot of BDX experience or not. You don’t always need a fruit bomb to please a crowd! (2125 views) | | | Tasted by tickingnotes on 6/17/2023 & rated 90 points: Deep ruby. Pronounced bouquet, dominated surprisingly by tertiary aromas of meat and forest floor, with some vanilla. Blackcurrant and blackberries took backstage but slowly came forward after a 1.5-hour decant.
Medium acidity and high but nicely-rounded tannins. Medium to full bodied, with steel and savoury flavour characteristics emerging on the palate. Medium finish.
A good wine, although I expected far more given the stellar 2009 vintage for left-bank Bordeaux. Would have preferred more fruit and greater flavour intensity. Perhaps this is undergoing a closed phase, as some reviewers have pointed out. (1882 views) | | | Tasted by mianthon on 4/29/2023 & rated 92 points: Drinking nicely right now. Lots of leather on the nose in this bottle. (2642 views) | | | Tasted by honest bob on 3/31/2023 & rated 92 points: From 37,5cl, exquisite cork, opened 1 hour, then decanted for a small amount of gritty deposit immediately before serving. Another gorgeous half-bottle, almost exactly as noted on 22.08.2021, perhaps a bit more cassis than bramble this time, which I consider to be good news. Thanks to Fugu Me (CT TN 30.03.2023) for prompting me not to open a 75cl—this half bottle was singing this evening, a youthful, even virile 5th growth Pauillac, among the best I have experienced from this tier of the 1855 classification. 92P (3268 views) | | | Tasted by Fugu Me on 3/30/2023: I concur with the prior note someone posted that this is in a dumb phase at the moment. I initially tried a PnP, but it was so shut down, I only poured one glass. Night two, sampled again, and still not much of anything. Night three, it finally opened up a bit, with nice fruit. Tannins are soft but pleasant, helping to round this out. Fairly negligible sediment. This was from a full bottle. Perhaps the 375ml are showing better at the moment? (2810 views) | | | Tasted by O'Meara on 1/31/2023: Definitely approachable today, even off the cork pull…but this is in a dumb phase. I followed this over 6 hours, and the material is clearly there for a lovely wine, but this is holding in reserve. The bouquet is reticent and the palate is dense. I look forward to tasting this in two or three years. (3454 views) | | | Tasted by garymiller737@gmail.com on 1/15/2023 & rated 92 points: Deep ruby in appearance. Still opaque, with just a touch of lightening at the rim. Very impressive color at age 12 plus.
Pronounced and evolving aromas of black fruits, cassis, vanilla and some baking spice and vanilla. Definitely more evolved than a bottle drunk about 13 months ago.
Full bodied on the palate with very impressive mouthfeel and flavor concentration. The finish is medium plus to long .
There is still noticeable tannic and acid structure suggested another decade plus of life in a cold cellar. (3171 views) | | | Tasted by OenophilistMN on 12/28/2022 & rated 91 points: One-hour decant through a screened and aerating funnel. Muted during decant. Some sediment. Wine was clear; dark ruby with some amber on the rim. After resting, nose was blackberry with leaves, dry-aged steaks, leather and patchouli. It took some time for the nose to appear. In the mouth: Tannins had softened but not disappeared. Dark fruits with minerality and sandalwood. Nice finish. Wonderful Bordeaux ready to drink. (1435 views) | | | Tasted by jumbo744 on 12/27/2022 & rated 93 points: Decanted for 1 hour, this elegant wine opened up beautifully with dark color, good nose, complex and long finish. Ready now. (2799 views) | | | Tasted by TightLettuce on 12/26/2022 & rated 93 points: Christmas eve, 1 hour decant
Was open, but with plenty of life left. Great concentration of fruit, great secondary aromas and an absolute crowd pleaser (2562 views) | | | Tasted by popopdrops on 12/20/2022 & rated 90 points: Ikke dekantert. Noe fet, er det dette jeg må forvente av 2009? Kan virke som om det går seg til med mer tid. Dag 2 er den noe smalere. Som jeg foretrekker. (2359 views) | | | Tasted by fozzibaer on 12/3/2022 & rated 93 points: This has arrived at a great state now, excellent! (2468 views) | | | Tasted by popopdrops on 11/8/2022 & rated 92 points: Ikke dekantert. Nydelig vin, ikke noe å sette fingeren på. Behaget noe dempa dag 2, men stadig behag. (1949 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Decanter, Ian D'Agata's top 12 wines showing Pauillac's varied appeal (10/9/2014)
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Vineyard map on weinlagen-infoRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Pauillac Read more detailed information about Pauillac Looking full onto the river from the earliest days, with an important port activity, traces of which go back to ancient times (shipment of bronze as long ago as 2000 B.C.), Pauillac's life has always been intimately linked to the history of wine. Although port activities were at the root of its prosperity, Pauillac had to wait until the eighteenth century when Bordeaux ceased to hold its privileged position to become a wine port. The town then became the natural outlet for the wine production of neighbouring cantons before reaching its zenith in a period when the vineyards were exceptionally prosperous.
The characteristic of the Pauillac terroir is its exceptional relief: the many undulating ridges make it unique morphologically speaking. Highly favourable conditions facilitate the dissection of the layer of gravel. This thin, Garonne gravel from whose very poverty springs great richness, has an extremely effective natural drainage.
With their velvet red colour with a hint of amber, the wines from the Pauillac appellation, full-bodied and rich in tannin, are vigorous. Powerful when young, their aromas of red fruits (black-currant, raspberry) or flowers (violets, roses, irises) melt with the passing of time into a bouquet which is long in the mouth.
Rich and complex, the wines of Pauillac deserve to be laid down for a little longer.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Pauillac appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Pauillac and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cissac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Sauveur, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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