this bottle
Delord Armagnac Hors D'Âge Pot Gascon 250 Cl
- Ageing Hors d'Âge blend
- Cask New French oak (heavy toast), then older casks described as semi-seasoned or fully seasoned
- Grape varieties Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Baco and Folle Blanche
Two and a half litres of Armagnac in a single decanter: the 250 cl pot gascon is the largest format offered by Delord for its Hors d'Âge. It makes a striking impression on a wedding buffet, behind a cellar counter or at a company event. In the glass, the Hors d'Âge stays true to its description: vanilla, plum, delicately woody flavours and rancio. Presented in a wooden case, bottled at 40% vol.
ColourAmber, bright and clear
NoseRancio, walnut, vanilla, toasted notes, aged oak
PalateClean and smooth on the palate, light tannins, rancio
FinishSupple and rounded, with good length
Serve with On its own, 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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