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DELORD ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1984
- Ageing Eau-de-vie from the 1984 harvest alone, aged in oak casks
- Cask Oak casks, in the house cellars at Lannepax (Gers)
Between 2015 and 2021 at least, the 1984 was among the four vintages featured on the Delord house website. Its official tasting notes describe a deep topaz colour with copper highlights, a very rich nose of wood, candied oranges and vanilla, then an equally rich palate of dried flowers and fruit kernels, finishing on very fine spices. This single-year harvest, distilled at Lannepax, turns forty-two in 2026. Basquaise bottle, 70 cl, 40% vol., presented in a wooden gift box.
ColourDeep topaz with copper highlights
NoseVery rich: wood, candied oranges, vanilla
PalateEqually rich: dried flowers, fruit kernels
FinishVery fine, with spices
Serve with Neat, or paired with 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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