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Key facts

VintageArmagnac Création N°14
ABV45.2 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Bas Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
this bottle

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

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 Bas Armagnac
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
Armagnac Création N°14
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
45.2 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
DELORD_CREATION_14

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