d'Armailhac 2008 Champagne Pierre Paillard This seems a surprisingly good

This seems a surprisingly good competitor for the 2019

it presents a bouquet of ripe red and black fruits

A crystalline and mineral-touched nose - apple skin

The aromatic character has hints of syruped rose petals

d'Armailhac 2008 Champagne Pierre Paillard This seems a surprisingly goodFifth Growth Pauillac from the Mouton Rothschild stable now fully mature and ready to pour. Chteau d'Armailhac, farmed by the Mouton Rothschild team just south of the first growth itself, has always been the most approachable wine in that Pauillac lineup. This 2008 has had well over a decade to soften, and it sits right in its drinking window the rare classed growth Bordeaux you can open tonight rather than bury for ten years. Mature, ready Pauillac