this bottle
Delord Armagnac Hors D'Âge Magnum
- Ageing Hors d'Âge blend
- Cask New French oak (heavy char), then older casks known as 'semi-exhausted' or 'exhausted'
- Grape varieties Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Baco and Folle Blanche
In a 150 cl magnum, the Hors d'Âge from Delord becomes a banquet bottle. It carries what the house describes as its hallmark character: vanilla and plum on the nose, delicate wood, a lovely rancio, then a smooth and rounded finish. This is an Armagnac that lends itself easily to sharing at the end of a celebratory meal or a wedding reception. Presented in a wooden case, bottled at 40% vol.
ColourAmber, bright and clear
NoseRancio, walnut, vanilla, toasted notes, mature wood
PalateFrank and mellow on entry, light tannins, rancio
FinishSmooth and rounded, with a good length
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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