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Key facts

Vintage1996
ABV40.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
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DELORD ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1996

  • Ageing Eau-de-vie from the single 1996 harvest, aged in oak casks
  • Cask Oak casks, in the house's cellars at Lannepax (Gers)

Thirty years of age, thirty years of marriage: a pearl wedding anniversary finds its bottle here. This Bas-Armagnac comes from the single 1996 harvest, distilled at Lannepax by the house of Delord, then laid into oak casks. It has never been blended with any other year. The house would happily serve it at the end of a meal, on its own or alongside a chocolate dessert, as it recommends for its older eaux-de-vie. Bottled at 40% vol., it is presented in the round-shouldered 70 cl basquaise bottle, complete with its wooden gift box.

Serve with On its own, or with a cigar, a chocolate dessert or an arabica coffee, as the house suggests

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The 1996 Vintage

Vintage grand

The year 1996 offered Gascony a fine balance between freshness and maturity. Spirits from this vintage stand out for their aromatic vivacity and elegance, with notes of fresh fruit, white flowers and hazelnut. After three decades of ageing in Gascon oak casks, they have developed hints of vanilla and gentle spice.

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 - Elegant - Fruity
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1996
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
40.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
DELORD_ARM_1996_BASQ_GL
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