2011 Chateau d'Armailhac Pauillac – Smooth, Classic Red Kaku-Rei While weighty and a bit

While weighty and a bit impenetrable in youth

The palate has elegance and grace with sleek and charming

98 Pts Wine Spectator

Perfumed and beautiful with flowers

The long finish is riveted to a graphite underpinning

2011 Chateau d'Armailhac Pauillac – Smooth, Classic Red Kaku-Rei While weighty and a bitBright medium ruby. Subtle, vinous aromas of blackcurrant, sour red cherry, violet and minerals. Sweet and silky on entry, then tight in the middle, showing terrific purity and verve to the flavors of red fruits, sweet spices and flowers. Finishes sappy and lightly saline, with fine tannins and outstanding length. This terrific, perfumed wine is heavily marked by its cabernet franc presence.