| St Emilion, Bordeaux Very good. Lovely violet and currant character. Full- to medium-bodied, with velvety tannins and a caressing finish. Score range: 89-91 Wine Spectator Comte Leo de Malet, proprietor of La Gaffeliere and also the owner of Armens, has fashioned a structured, muscular, backward 2000 offering notes of minerals, red cherries, earth, and wood. Medium-bodied and well-concentrated, it will be very good to excellent when released. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2016. Rated 87-88 Robert Parker Since Alexandre de Malet Roquefort, the 28-year-old son of Comte Leo de Malet Roquefort, purchased Château Bonnet dArmens a year ago, the dynamic young owner has brought new life to the Saint-Emilion chateau, which he rechristened simply Château Armens. But de Malet, whose father is proprietor of Châteaux La Gaffelière and Tertre Daugay in Saint-Emilion |
