Château de Laubade 1965 – Bas-Armagnac

Château de Laubade 1965 – Bas-Armagnac

40% (barrel sample) The nose is elegant, ample, and offers breadth and a velvety character. It reveals notes of dried mirabelle plum, Timut pepper, and dried citrus combined with subtle hints of dried peach, potpourri, and discreet hints of fresh blond tobacco, dried white grape, and a subtle hint of honey/spiced honey. The palate is…

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Château de Laubade 1975 – Bas-Armagnac

Château de Laubade 1975 – Bas-Armagnac

40% (barrel sample) The nose is elegant, delicate and offers fullness as well as a beautiful grain, a floral side and brightness. Beautifully elegant, precise, and delicate. It reveals notes of orange peel, jammy yellow plum and small notes of dried lemon associated with touches of Timut pepper, peach blossoms, rancio as well as a…

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Château de Laubade 1985 – Bas-Armagnac

Château de Laubade 1985 – Bas-Armagnac

40% (barrel sample) The nose is aromatic and offers power, intensity, and a certain roundness. It reveals notes of quince, marmalade, and crushed apricot combined with touches of crushed nectarine, as well as fine hints of nutmeg, rancio, and a hint of orange blossom. The palate is fruity, vibrant and offers juiciness, suavity, tension, a…

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Delord – Récolte 1995 – Bas-Armagnac

Delord – Récolte 1995 – Bas-Armagnac

(bottled in April 2025) 40% The nose is elegant, racy, deep and offers a fine elegant austerity, a toasted side, complexity as well as a good definition. There are notes of marmalade, dried orange and small notes of dried plum associated with touches of pâtisseries, toasted almond as well as a hint of pepper and…

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Château de Laubade 1995 – Bas-Armagnac

Château de Laubade 1995 – Bas-Armagnac

40% (barrel sample) The nose is elegant, racy, frank, precise, taut, and clean. It reveals notes of sweet tobacco, rancio, and dried orange zest combined with hints of cubeb pepper and a hint of dried lemon, along with subtle hints of vine peach and small fruits. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, precise, franc and offers…

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Château de Laubade 2005 – Bas-Armagnac

Château de Laubade 2005 – Bas-Armagnac

40% (barrel sample) The nose is elegant, airy, and offers pulpy fruit and a certain gourmandise. It reveals notes of quenette, dried orange and small notes of bright yellow peach associated with touches of crushed pear as well as fine hints of sweet kumquat, discreet hints of tobacco, gray pepper and a subtle hint of…

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Château de Lacquy 2005 – Bas-Armagnac

Château de Lacquy 2005 – Bas-Armagnac

(Cask No. 429, Colombard 60%, Folle Blanche 40%. Bottle No. 150/519) 48% The nose is elegant, racé, and offers precision, depth, a fine enveloping/captivating side, as well as a lovely, distinguished and frank texture. It reveals notes of cinnamon, dried orange peel, and small notes of bright kumquat combined with touches of candied lemon, currants,…

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Domaine du Hour – 2025 – Bas-Armagnac

Domaine du Hour – 2025 – Bas-Armagnac

47% (bottled in March 2025) Lovely intense, frank, precise nose which offers a  beautiful velvety side as well as an airy side in its power. It reveals notes of kumquat, dried apricot and small notes of dried mirabelle plum associated with lovely hints of spices, cumin and delicate pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and…

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Domaine de Papolle 1973 – Bas-Armagnac

Domaine de Papolle 1973 – Bas-Armagnac

(44%) Nice polished nose which offers fruit, a cedar side, rancio and harmony. There are notes of caramelized quince, orangette and slight notes of rancio associated with touches of cedar as well as fine hints of cherry wood as well as a discreet hint of orange blossom and toasted/chocolate. The palate offers minerality, a varnished/polished…

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Gelas – 1983, 100% Ugni Blanc – Bas-Armagnac

Gelas – 1983, 100% Ugni Blanc – Bas-Armagnac

(bottled: 2024) Nice frank, powerful and racy nose which offers a stretched side, complexity as well as a nice coating side. It reveals notes of dried citrus fruits, marmalade and small notes of potpourri associated with touches of Cubeb pepper, spices, a hint of fresh rancio, pine as well as discreet hints of tobacco, mirabelle…

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