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Key facts

Vintage1991
ABV40.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
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DELORD ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1991

  • Ageing Eau-de-vie from the 1991 harvest alone, aged in oak casks
  • Cask Oak casks, in the house cellars at Lannepax (Gers)

A ruby wedding anniversary marks thirty-five years of marriage, and this 1991 harvest is exactly that age. The house tasting notes describe a deep amber colour with copper highlights, an elegant nose of stewed fruits (fig, quince) and warm barrel wood, then a palate of roasted coffee, cocoa and liquorice, complex and long. Like all Delord vintages, it comes from a single year, distilled and aged at Lannepax. Presentation: basquaise bottle, 70 cl at 40% vol., wooden case.

ColourDeep amber with copper highlights
NoseElegant and highly aromatic: stewed fruits (fig, quince), warm barrel wood (cocoa, vanilla)
PalateRoasted coffee, cocoa, liquorice; great complexity
FinishLong

Serve with Neat, or with a cigar, a chocolate dessert or an arabica coffee, as the house suggests

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The 1991 Vintage

1991 was marked by a late April frost that affected several vineyards across the greater South-West and reduced yields in certain areas. The eaux-de-vie it produced nonetheless display an elegant and powerful profile, with notes of fruit, prune and a subtle woody touch, the palate round, full and generous with hints of candied fruit and spice.

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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 - Fruity - Long
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1991
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
40.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
DELORD_ARM_1991_BASQ_GL
ComplexElegantFruityLong

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