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Key facts

Vintage2001
ABV40.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
this bottle

DELORD ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 2001

  • Ageing Eau-de-vie from the 2001 harvest alone, aged in oak casks
  • Cask Oak casks, in the house cellars at Lannepax (Gers)

In 2001, Sylvain and Jérôme, Jacques's two sons, formed the new generation at the helm of the house: one dedicated to the product, nosing, tasting and blending it, the other to the art of sharing it with the world. This 2001 harvest is therefore one of the first of their generation. Twenty-five years on, it is equally suited to a silver wedding anniversary or a 25th birthday. A single-vintage eau-de-vie, distilled at Lannepax and aged in oak casks, bottled at 40% vol., in a basquaise bottle of 70 cl, presented in a wooden case.

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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Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Characteristic(s)
Woody - Elegant - Fruity
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
2001
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
40.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
DELORD_ARM_2001_BASQ_GL
WoodyElegantFruity

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