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Vintage1981
ABV40.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
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DELORD ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1981

  • Ageing eau-de-vie from the 1981 harvest, bottled after several decades of ageing in the cellars
  • Cask aged in Gascon oak casks at the Armagnac Delord cellars in Lannepax

The 1981 vintage from Armagnac Delord is a single-harvest eau-de-vie, distilled and then aged for many years in Gascon oak casks in the family cellars at Lannepax, in the Gers. The nose is refined, with aromas of warm spice (cinnamon, ginger) and light tobacco. The palate plays on fine tannins, with notes of butter and spice that leave a remarkably long finish. Bottled at 40% vol., this vintage Armagnac is presented in a 70 cl bottle, equally suited to quiet contemplation or as an exceptional gift.

Noserefined nose with aromas of warm spice (cinnamon, ginger) and light tobacco
Palatefine tannins, with notes of butter and spice leaving a remarkably long finish on the palate

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 year 1981

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1981 will be remembered as the year François Mitterrand was elected President of the Republic, while across the Atlantic the music channel MTV was born. In Gascony, the vines yielded grapes of fine ripeness. These eaux-de-vie, aged for nearly half a century in Gascon oak casks, have reached their full expression, with notes of candied prunes, dark chocolate and gentle spices.

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 Armagnac
Characteristic(s)
Warm - Complex - Elegant - Floral - Fruity - Rich
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1981
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
40.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
DELORD_ARM_1981_BASQ_GL
WarmComplexElegantFloralFruityRich

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