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Key facts

Vintage1986
ABV40.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
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DELORD ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1986

  • Ageing eau-de-vie from the 1986 harvest, bottled after several decades of ageing in the cellar
  • Cask aged in Gascon oak casks at the Armagnac Delord cellars in Lannepax

The 1986 vintage from Armagnac Delord is a single-harvest eau-de-vie, distilled and then aged for many years in Gascon oak casks at the family cellars in Lannepax, in the Gers. The nose hints at almond kernel, spices (cinnamon, pepper). The palate plays on notes of fresh tea flowers, spices and dried thyme. Bottled at 40% vol., this vintage Armagnac is presented here in a 70 cl bottle, equally suited to leisurely tasting or as an exceptional gift.

Nosealmond kernel, spices (cinnamon, pepper)
Palatefresh tea flowers, spices, dried thyme

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

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)
Complex - Elegant - Expressive - Fruity
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1986
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
40.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
DELORD_ARM_1986_BASQ_GL
ComplexElegantExpressiveFruity

How it is made

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

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