1989 Château d'Armailhac

Community Tasting Notes (48) Avg Score: 89.2 points

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  9/4/2023 - Redteeth wrote:

  I bought this bottle on release, and it has been stored appropriately. There was slight evidence of cork leakage. The cork blew to pieces when I tried to extract it carefully using an Ah-so. There was just a hint of some immediate funk on the nose and palate. I decanted the bottle twice and removed quite a bit of sediment. Within an hour or so the funk disappeared, and wine was pleasant. The color was dark and there was a fair amount of mature fruit. It was past its prime but fun to drink.

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  9/2/2023 - lozatron Likes this wine:

  Saturday Night hit and miss; 9/2/2023-9/3/2023: Following the previous disappointment I thought I’d give the other bottle a try - to check my palate as much as anything. The nose isn’t quite as expressive as the last one was on opening, but there’s stuff going on a hint of funk that passes, some bramble, some heather and a surprisingly vibrant fruity note. On the palate, still some tannin there, decent acidity, opens up with air gets a little more complexity, a little more length.

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  9/2/2023 - lozatron Does not like this wine:

  Saturday Night hit and miss; 9/2/2023-9/3/2023: Picked up cheap as part of a mixed lot. Cork was leaking so I thought i’d open it to make space in the rack. A lovely nose that makes promises the palate doesn’t quite keep, but still a lovely if austere wine. Over a few minutes the little bit of bottle funk doesn’t blow off but in fact grows. Is it? Yes, yes it is. The c*rk fairy has struck. Still - I have space back in the rack now.

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  3/9/2020 - Patrick_from_champagne Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Perfect maturity Pauillac
  The color is red grenat
  expressive and pleasant nose on the red fruit, red paprika, animal note, mushroom, forest, tobaco
  The acidity is medium to high, integrated tannins, dry, medium body, medium to long lenght
  The wine is at its peak and very pleasant

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  2/15/2020 - KeithAkers wrote: 90 Points

  Saturday Blinds at Prarie Grass (Prarie Grass Cafe, Northbrook IL): Nose: The nose is balanced and aromatic with dark red cherries, cranberries, bell peppers, tobacco, leather, and licorice notes.
  
  Taste: The feel is medium bodied with medium acidity and fine-grained, medium tannins. The feel is refined and balanced with dark red cherries, cranberries, bell peppers, herbs, tobacco, and leather.
  
  Overall: This is a spot-on mature bordeaux. It is well balanced and possesses good depth across the nose and palate.

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