A Trip Through the 1960's with Delord Armagnac
Posted by The Oak Barrel Team on 14th May 2020
In this weeks look into the Oak Barrel's spirits world we take a look back to the 1960's through one of our favourite Armagnac houses Delord.
This vintage features a classic grape bill for the region, with ugni blanc, folle blanche, baco and colombard.
The Delord house's distillery is in the village of Lannepax. Delord's vineyards grown colombard, ugni blanc and folle blanche grapes and they distil through alembic stills from November through to the end of December. The vintage of an Armagnac is determined by the grape harvest, so if distillation was to spill into the following year by a day or a so it would still take the year of harvest as its vintage.
COMTE DE LAMAESTRE 1967 BAS ARMAGNAC
This currently 1967 is a favourite of The Oak Barrel staff, and it provides excellent value for 50-year-old spirit. The world was a very different place when these grapes were harvested and distilled in 1967.
We've long-admired this vintage for retaining its sweet freshness. The nose is almost grassy and the palate has excellent structure. There's evidence of the age on the finish, with a slight tannin. One to contemplate a long day with.
Comte de Lamaestre is a label of the Delord house, whose distillery is in the village of Lannepax. Delord's vineyards grown colombard, ugni blanc and folle blanche grapes and they distil through alembic stills from November through to the end of December. The vintage of an Armagnac is determined by the grape harvest, so if distillation was to spill into the following year by a day or a so it would still take the year of harvest as its vintage.
A 1963 vintage Armagnac from renowned producer Delord.
As we've come to expect from this producer, this is a great opportunity to taste incredibly old spirit at a fantastic price.
Aspect: amber, old copper, clear.
Nose: rancio, prune and quice paste, almond.
Palate: candied fruit (prunes and apricots), cocoa, wood. Good length