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Delord Armagnac Création N°14
- Ageing A blend of the 1975, 1993 and 2000 vintages, limited edition of 910 bottles
Each year, Sylvain Delord selects several vintages in cask strength to compose a new Création, sold as a limited series. For N°14, Jacques and Sylvain brought together the 1975, 1993 and 2000 vintages, at 45.2% vol. The nose evokes cherry stone, dried apricot and candied orange; the palate, grapefruit and gingerbread, before a finish of honey. The edition runs to 910 bottles of 70 cl, presented in a wooden case.
NoseCherry stone, dried apricot, candied orange
PalateCitrus (grapefruit), gingerbread
FinishHoney
Serve with Neat, or with a cigar, a chocolate dessert or an arabica coffee, as the house suggests
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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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