🏰 Château d'Armailhac

Château d’Armailhac is a wine estate in Pauillac, in the Médoc. According to the estate, the first traces of its vineyard date from the 14th century, when the land belonged to the Seigneurie de Mouton; in 1660 it became an estate in its own right under the d’Armailhacq family, who gave it its name. In the late 19th century Comte Adrien de Ferrand inherited it and rebuilt the vat-house.

In 1933 Baron Philippe de Rothschild bought Château Mouton d’Armailhacq. From the 1934 vintage it was called Château Mouton Baron Philippe, from 1975 Château Mouton Baronne Philippe, and in 1989 Baroness Philippine restored the original name, Château d’Armailhac. Today it belongs to the descendants of Baron Philippe de Rothschild; according to the estate, its vineyard covers more than 80 ha on four gravel banks, and a new vat-house and barrel hall were built in 2021.

Pauillac is a protected designation of origin (PDO) for red wines made within a delimited area. The estate was included in the 1855 classification as Mouton d’Armailhacq; the Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855 lists d’Armailhac as a Cinquième Cru (fifth growth).

Why it matters to you. A château can change its name over time; old bottles of Mouton Baron Philippe or Mouton Baronne Philippe come from this same estate. The WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol.