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Key facts

Vintage1979
ABV40.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
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DELORD ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1979

  • Ageing eau-de-vie from the 1979 harvest, bottled after several decades of ageing in the cellars
  • Cask aged in Gascon oak casks at the Armagnac Delord cellars in Lannepax

The 1979 vintage from Armagnac Delord is a single-harvest eau-de-vie, distilled and then slowly aged in Gascon oak casks in the family cellars at Lannepax, in the Gers. On the nose, it reveals a rich and powerful character, with generous aromas of vanilla, cocoa, butter and warm wood. The palate follows suit, offering notes of careful oak ageing (vanilla, wood). Bottled at 40% vol., this vintage Armagnac is presented here in a 70 cl bottle, equally suited to contemplative tasting or as an exceptional gift.

Noserich and powerful, with generous aromas of vanilla, cocoa, butter and warm wood
Palatethe palate offers notes of oak ageing (vanilla, oak), leading to a pleasantly persistent rancio finish (butter, stone fruit, walnut)

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif, neat in a tulip glass, or paired with a cigar, dark chocolate or a dried-fruit dessert

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The year 1979

Vintage grand

1979 was a year of upheaval that foreshadowed the decade to come, marked by Margaret Thatcher's rise to power and the Iranian Revolution. In Gascony, the vines yielded an elegant and well-balanced vintage. After nearly half a century of ageing in Gascon oak casks, these eaux-de-vie have developed a fine harmony of vanilla, dried fruits and gentle spices.

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 - Fruity - Powerful - Rich
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1979
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
40.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
DELORD_ARM_1979_BASQ_GL
WoodyComplexElegantFruityPowerfulRich

How it is made

Continuous distillation in the Armagnac style: column stills fitted with "spider-leg" plates, ideally suited to the production of aged Armagnacs.

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