Falstaff: 95 Punkte
"Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Reife Herzkirschen, Brombeerkonfit, floraler Touch, rotbeerig unterlegt, attraktives Bukett. Saftig, lebendig, frisch strukturiert, feine Extraktsüße, reife Tannine, elegant und gut anhaftend, ein vielseitiger Speisenbegleiter." - Peter Moser (04/2026)
Jane Anson: 94 Punkte
"This delivers the classic character of a Left Bank wine with plenty of concentration and deep fruits. Rich plum on the nose, crayon and pumice stone, with sapid and supple blackcurrant and pomegranate fruits. Just the right level of austerity of a young Armailhac, and this is one of the few this year where I really do feel that squid ink that I love so much. Like 2023 this is a vintage that will benefit from its barrel maturation. 3.7 pH. Harvest September 9 to 20. 50% new oak. Lucie Lauilhé winemaker and director. A slow unroll. 3.7ph." (04/2026)
Decanter: 96 Punkte
"Aromatic intensity, wild flowers, some chocolate and blackcurrant notes. Red cherries. Grippy and filling but soft, chalky and saline, a gorgeous weight on the palate with ripe bramble berries, cool blue fruit and lots of cola, liquorice and wet stones. Very transparent and hands off. A touch straight but lovely muscular edge without the heft. Juicy, fun, clean, pure. Balanced. Savoury. Great job controlling the extraction – tannins are there but this is sapid too. A little more serious and structured and perhaps overall elegant than Clerc. A 2% dash of Petit Verdot completes the blend." - Georgina Hindle (04/2026)
Vinum: 91 Punkte
"Strahlend, klar und rein, Cassis, subtil Zedernholz, Rhabarber; am Gaumen elegant, feingliedrig, federleicht, dabei mit guter Struktur, präzise, nicht zu dominante Tannine, perfekt dosierte Säure; stilistisch auf der femininen, stillen Seite, was dem Wein sehr gut steht; hochelegant und ausbalanciert, delikat." - Adrian van Velsen (04/2026)
