the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1976

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

DELORD ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1976

• Ageing eau-de-vie from the 1976 harvest, bottled after several decades of ageing in the cellar
• Cask aged in Gascon oak casks at the Armagnac Delord cellars in Lannepax

The 1976 vintage from Armagnac Delord is a single-harvest eau-de-vie, distilled and then aged for many years in Gascon oak casks within the family cellars at Lannepax, in the Gers. The nose is delicate and complex, with aromas of spice (vanilla and cocoa) and a light rancio character. The palate opens with a frank, rounded attack, followed by notes of tannin, fresh fruit, liquorice and linden blossom. Bottled at 40% vol. in a 70 cl bottle, this vintage Armagnac is equally suited to leisurely tasting or to giving as an exceptional gift.

Nosedelicate and complex, with aromas of spice (vanilla and cocoa) and a light rancio character

Palatea frank, rounded attack with notes of tannin, fresh fruit, liquorice and linden blossom

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif, neat in a tulip glass, or paired with a cigar, dark chocolate or a dried-fruit dessert

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the vintage

The 1976 Vintage

1976 saw one of the most remarkable droughts of the century, with the months of April through August exceptionally dry and hot across the whole of France. A summer of such intensity concentrates the sugars and brings an early harvest; in Gascony as elsewhere, this year remains a strong climatic reference point, even though its precise character for Armagnac has not been the subject of any specific documentation found to date.

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)

Complex - Elegant - Expressive - Fruity - Luscious

Size

70 cl

Department

Gers

Vintage

1976

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type

Armagnac

Reference

DELORD_ARM_1976_BASQ_GL

ComplexElegantExpressiveFruityLuscious

How it is made

Continuous distillation in the classic Armagnac style: column stills fitted with "spider-leg" plates, ideal for producing aged Armagnacs.