France · Bordeaux

Chateau d'Armailhac

Château d'Armailhac is a Fifth Growth Pauillac owned by Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA — the same family behind Mouton Rothschild — acquired in 1933 and previously known as Mouton-Baronne-Philippe until the 1988 vintage. The 68-hectare vineyard borders Mouton Rothschild directly, sharing the Pauillac gravel plateau and benefitting from the same technical and viticultural rigour applied across the Rothschild portfolio. Plantings favour Cabernet Sauvignon at 52%, alongside Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. D'Armailhac is an independent classified estate rather than a second wine: it carries its own identity separate from Le Petit Mouton and is vinified and bottled separately. Auction performance averages $97 across 268 lots, with a ceiling of $554. The 1986 vintage is the most heavily traded — consistent with that year's critical standing as one of the finest Pauillac harvests of the 20th century for structured, long-lived Cabernet. Classed-growth collectors seeking Pauillac with genuine Rothschild management credentials at Fifth Growth pricing consistently identify d'Armailhac as the most undervalued estate in its category, offering reliable Pauillac terroir expression, Rothschild winemaking precision, and genuine age-worthiness across a broad range of vintages — all without the substantial premium commanded by the First Growth situated directly next door on the plateau.