{"product_id":"d-armailhac-2016","title":"d'Armailhac 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFifth Growth Pauillac from the Mouton Rothschild stable — in the legendary 2016 vintage, a wine Robert Parker argued deserves promotion.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChâteau d'Armailhac sits just south of Mouton Rothschild and is farmed by the same team — the most overlooked jewel in that royal Pauillac lineup. 2016 was one of the great modern Left Bank vintages, and it shows here: a classic, layered, thoroughly serious Pauillac that punches far above its classification.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the Rothschild touch at a Rothschild-adjacent price. \u003cstrong\u003eJames Suckling scored the 2016 a 95 → first-growth Pauillac from the same vintage runs into four figures → at $114.99 this is classed-growth Pauillac from a benchmark year and a legendary house.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFifth Growth, Pauillac — farmed by the Mouton Rothschild team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18 months in French oak, 50% new\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe historic, thrilling 2016 Left Bank vintage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Blackcurrants and fruit tea with hints of bark… full-bodied, very firm and structured with a long and powerful finish.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — James Suckling. \u003cstrong\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e crème de cassis, violets and graphite over a rock-solid tannic frame built to age two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA great house, a great vintage, a fifth-growth price. This is how you put real Pauillac pedigree in the cellar without paying first-growth money.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XXI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48605815701758,"sku":"XXI-0387","price":114.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0427\/5837\/files\/d_Armailhac2016.png?v=1785435846","url":"https:\/\/www.mrdwine.com\/products\/d-armailhac-2016","provider":"Mr.D Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}