Château d’Armailhac

Producer description of "Château d'Armailhac"

The winery is located in the commune of Pauillac or the area of the same name in the Médoc (Bordeaux). The origins of the estate date back to the 14th century. Around 1720, an estate building and land came into the possession of Dominique Armailhacq. By 1740 at the latest, wine was being produced on the land of the estate, now called Mouton-d'Armailhacq. The descendant Armand d'Armailhacq increased the quality enormously and championed the spread of Cabernet Sauvignon. In the Bordeaux classification in 1855, the estate was awarded fifth place (Cinquième Grand Cru Classé), with the name "Darmailhac" appearing on the label. In 1921, a wine trading company was also founded and finally, in 1933, the entire estate was acquired by Baron Philippe de Rothschild (1902-1988). From the end of the 19th century until the 1955 vintage, the name "Château Mouton d'Armailhacq" (with a "q") was used. In 1956, the baron renamed the estate "Château Mouton Baron-Philippe". The official reason was to avoid any confusion with Armagnac. In honour of his second wife Pauline (+1976), the name was changed to "Château Mouton Baronne-Philipp" in 1975.

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