Château d'Armailhac - Pauillac (Grand Cru Classé) 1995 (750ml) New York Finger Lakes Cabernet Franc

Château d'Armailhac - Pauillac (Grand Cru Classé) 1995 (750ml) New York Finger Lakes Cabernet FrancCritical Acclaim 92 points Wine Spectator Gorgeous aromas of crushed currant, flowers and Indian spice. Full bodied, with fine tannins. A little tight still. Give this time to show what it really has. '95 '96 Bordeaux retrospective. *Ranked #29 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 1998* (JS) "The 1995 is possibly the finest d'Armailhac I have yet tasted. The blend was 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc, and 32% Merlot. This deep ruby purple colored wine

it's a Merlot blend

pleasant balsamic note

nose is marked by a tasty mix of exotic fruit notes (mango

A fresh and expressive Champagne

Jacques Peters

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Delicious with all beef preparations including thick grilled cowboy steaks

ceiling and buttressing

"A dominant blackcap raspberry aroma is pierced by spicy and earthy notes of Mama Lil's peppers and loamy soil

and the low yields express themselves in mid-palate unctuosity rather than any of the stigmata that can sometimes distinguish frost vintages

and more exotic notes emerge from the 2018 Château Bellevue

crab or salmon