ARMAILHAC° 2022

d'Armailhac

Château Comments

Efficiently led by the team at Mouton Rothschild, Château d'Armailhac Cinquième Grand Cru Classé represents an excellent deal, a very elegant blend of Pauillac at an enticing price. Château d'Armailhac, which has gained in structure over the past ten years, contains a good percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon. Refined and well-structured, it gracefully ages through the years.

History of the Château

A 1680 communal register reveals that the brothers d'Armailhacq, Dominique and Guilhem, owned parcels of land in Pauillac. This marked the beginning of an intense period of plantation, and the Médoc region was soon covered in vineyards. The estate, then known as Mouton d'Armailhac, spanned 52 hectares by the end of the 18th century.
In 1844, Madame Darmailhacq sold the Carruades du Pouyalet to Lafite. In 1855, Château Mouton d'Armailhac was classified as a Fifth Grand Cru in Pauillac. In 1878, Count Adrien de Ferrand took over the estate, which by then covered 70 hectares of vineyards. In 1931, the young Baron Phillipe de Rothschild became the actual owner of the estate after purchasing its shares. As a Fifth Grand Cru Classé of recognized quality, the wine from Mouton d'Armailhacq was named Mouton Baron Philippe, then Mouton Baronne Philippe until the 1988 vintage. The following year, Baroness Philippine decided to restore the château to its original identity, Château D'Armailhac.

<b>Today</b>

Phillippe Dhallui has held the position of general manager since 2004. He is advised by the renowned oenologists Jacques and Eric Boissenot.