Armagnacs Delord reveal their subtlety, finesse, richness and character, enjoyed neat or alongside a cigar, a chocolate dessert, or an arabica with a pleasantly sharp edge...
the bottle
Harvested in 1999 and aged in Gascon oak casks at the Delord cellars in Lannepax, in the Gers. A single vintage, unblended with any other year, bottled at 40% vol. in keeping with the entire Delord range.
Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif
1999 was the final year of the millennium, marked by the release of the film Matrix and the introduction of the euro. In Gascony, the vines yielded a fruity and expressive vintage. After more than a quarter of a century of ageing in Gascon oak casks, these eaux-de-vie offer an approachable, youthful profile, carried by notes of fresh fruit and emerging vanilla.
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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Woody - Warm - Complex - Expressive - Rounded
Woody - Fruity - Rich - Round - Supple
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The year on the label
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