Château Artigues-Arnaud
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend
Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Great, rich. Black cherry with some cinnamon. Bought at Mitsukoshi for ¥5,000.
Great, rich. Black cherry with some cinnamon. Bought at Mitsukoshi for ¥5,000.
Oct 27th, 2020
Tar, cedar, black currant on the nose. Again that in your face pauillac nose. I kind of like it. The palate shows a strong acid drive, a bright black currant, harsh tannins that dry up a bit a finish with currant, meat juice, a bit of oak and a tad bit of bitterness. This is again very good and a killer value at less than 20 eur
Tar, cedar, black currant on the nose. Again that in your face pauillac nose. I kind of like it. The palate shows a strong acid drive, a bright black currant, harsh tannins that dry up a bit a finish with currant, meat juice, a bit of oak and a tad bit of bitterness. This is again very good and a killer value at less than 20 eur
Aug 13th, 2020Cocoa, coffee, black currant, meat juice, menthol, pencil lead... Wow this is so complex! A very balanced palate with a strong acid backbone and a nice weight and width with a silky touch and a bright fruit. This is long and wide. There are some dusty tannins that kick some nice bitterness toward the end, some coffee notes, almost a creamy touch and black currant. This is again a very nice tasting experience. Definitely my go to affordable pauillac!
Cocoa, coffee, black currant, meat juice, menthol, pencil lead... Wow this is so complex! A very balanced palate with a strong acid backbone and a nice weight and width with a silky touch and a bright fruit. This is long and wide. There are some dusty tannins that kick some nice bitterness toward the end, some coffee notes, almost a creamy touch and black currant. This is again a very nice tasting experience. Definitely my go to affordable pauillac!
Mar 6th, 2020Black cherry. Balanced. Bought at Mitsukoshi for ¥5,000.
Black cherry. Balanced. Bought at Mitsukoshi for ¥5,000.
May 3rd, 2019Second take on this pauillac made by grand puy Ducasse. The nose is intense upon opening with black currant, cedar, cigar, even chocolate. Exquisite. The palate is nice too. Very strong acid backbone and some matter on the sides. Currant, width, a silky layer. Fine tannins to kick things up a bit before a nice curranty, cedary, long lasting finish. Not at grand cru level but still a very enjoyable pauillac. Highly recommended.
Second take on this pauillac made by grand puy Ducasse. The nose is intense upon opening with black currant, cedar, cigar, even chocolate. Exquisite. The palate is nice too. Very strong acid backbone and some matter on the sides. Currant, width, a silky layer. Fine tannins to kick things up a bit before a nice curranty, cedary, long lasting finish. Not at grand cru level but still a very enjoyable pauillac. Highly recommended.
Apr 27th, 2019Pleasant wine. Black cherry. Bought at Mitsukoshi for ¥5,000.
Pleasant wine. Black cherry. Bought at Mitsukoshi for ¥5,000.
Mar 10th, 2019It's rather a good surprise. Then I took a look at the label and it reads that it was bottled by the S.C.C.G.P.D. Company, owner in pauillac. Then I looked it up on the internet. Not much except for the info that it was the name of the current Château Grand Puy Ducasse back in the 1855 years when the Bordeaux classification took place. It was actually château grand puy ducasse artigues Arnaud. Then I searched further and understood that S.C.C.G.P.D. means société civile du château grand puy ducasse. Fun fact : there is no trace whatsoever of this artigues Arnaud château on the grand puy ducasse website.
And that's a pity cause it's quite an interesting pauillac! I've had worse grand cru classés !
Black currant and cedar and cigar on the nose. Classic good pauillac nose. Very balanced palate with a strong acid backbone and currant all along. Some cedar touches too, some grip, a nice mouth feel like silk a bit and a very very long finish with currant, meat a bit, salt someway and cedar for a really really long while. For real a real treat when compared to much better known estates!
It's rather a good surprise. Then I took a look at the label and it reads that it was bottled by the S.C.C.G.P.D. Company, owner in pauillac. Then I looked it up on the internet. Not much except for the info that it was the name of the current Château Grand Puy Ducasse back in the 1855 years when the Bordeaux classification took place. It was actually château grand puy ducasse artigues Arnaud. Then I searched further and understood that S.C.C.G.P.D. means société civile du château grand puy ducasse. Fun fact : there is no trace whatsoever of this artigues Arnaud château on the grand puy ducasse website.
And that's a pity cause it's quite an interesting pauillac! I've had worse grand cru classés !
Black currant and cedar and cigar on the nose. Classic good pauillac nose. Very balanced palate with a strong acid backbone and currant all along. Some cedar touches too, some grip, a nice mouth feel like silk a bit and a very very long finish with currant, meat a bit, salt someway and cedar for a really really long while. For real a real treat when compared to much better known estates!