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Key facts

Vintage1966
ABV40.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
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DELORD ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1966

  • Ageing Eau-de-vie from the 1966 harvest alone, aged in oak casks
  • Cask Oak casks, in the house cellars at Lannepax (Gers)

Sixty years of marriage is a diamond wedding anniversary, and sixty years of age calls for a bottle worthy of the occasion. This Bas-Armagnac comes from the 1966 harvest alone, distilled at Lannepax by the family house, where Jacques Delord had taken over from his father. The house tasting notes describe a nose rich with stewed fruits, dried flowers and vanilla, a frank palate marked by rancio, and a spiced finish. Presented in a 70 cl basquaise bottle, at 40% vol., in its wooden gift box.

ColourBright and clear, with orange highlights
NoseRich: stewed fruits, dried flowers, vanilla
PalateFrank, with rancio notes
FinishOn spiced notes

Serve with Neat, or alongside a cigar, a chocolate dessert or an arabica coffee, as the house suggests

the house

Armagnac Delord

  • Founded in 1893
  • Location Lannepax (Gers)
  • Appellation Bas-Armagnac
  • Grape varieties Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Folle Blanche, Baco
  • Distillation Two continuous-distillation Armagnac stills fitted with spider-leg plates, including a Sier model from 1900

Maison Delord was founded in 1893 in Lannepax, in the heart of Bas-Armagnac, when Prosper Delord travelled from farm to farm with his mobile still, converting white wine into Armagnac. His sons Gaston and Georges established Delord Frères, now run by Jérôme and Sylvain, great-grandsons of the founder, under the watchful eye of …

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Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Characteristic(s)
Woody - Complex - Elegant - Evolved - Gourmand - Harmonious
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1966
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
40.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
DELORD_ARM_1966_BASQ_GL
WoodyComplexElegantEvolvedGourmandHarmonious

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