the bottle

Key facts

Vintage2003
ABV40.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
this bottle

DELORD ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 2003

  • Ageing Eau-de-vie from the single 2003 harvest, aged in oak casks
  • Cask Oak casks, in the house cellars at Lannepax (Gers)

The summer of 2003 is remembered for its extreme heatwave. The Gascon harvest of that year was distilled at Lannepax by the house of Delord, then aged in oak casks, unblended. Twenty-three years on, this Bas-Armagnac, still young for a vintage, lends itself equally well to leisurely tasting or as a digestif: the house recommends its armagnacs alongside a cigar, a chocolate dessert or an arabica coffee. It is presented in a basquaise bottle of 70 cl, at 40% vol., in a wooden gift box.

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

the vintage

The 2003 vintage

Vintage exceptional

2003 will forever be remembered for the hottest summer France had seen in centuries, with a heatwave that pushed temperatures beyond 40°C across the South-West. These extreme conditions gave rise to grapes of a concentration and ripeness rarely achieved in Gascony. An exceptional vintage, whose spirits today display roundness and generosity, somewhere between candied fruit and honey.

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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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Characteristic(s)
Woody - Elegant - Fruity
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
2003
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
40.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
DELORD_ARM_2003_BASQ_GL
WoodyElegantFruity

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