Domaine de Pellehaut – 2005 – Bas-Armagnac

Domaine de Pellehaut – 2005 – Bas-Armagnac

(50.2%) The nose is elegant, airy, nicely racy and offers a taut, racy and airy grain (terroir). There are notes of rancio, orangette, crème brulée and slight notes of dried orange zest associated with a touch of dried kumquat, tobacco and a hint of pepper. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, suavity, a mineral…

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L’Encantada, Domaine Cutxan 2005 – Bas-Armagnac

L’Encantada, Domaine Cutxan 2005 – Bas-Armagnac

(Aged 17 years, Ugni Blanc. Barrel No. 33) The nose is elegant and offers aromatic power, a certain complexity, a beautiful delicacy of the fruit, a certain brightness of the fruit as well as a nice fine and powerful grain. There are notes of marmalade, crushed peach and small notes of dried apricot associated with…

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Château de Laubade – Brut de Fût 2006 – Bas-Armagnac

Château de Laubade – Brut de Fût 2006 – Bas-Armagnac

(52.9%. Updated 06/2024) The nose is elegant, frank, intense and offers power. Nicely in his style. There are notes of orangette, crushed peach and slight notes of sweet mandarin combined with touches of quince zest, fine hints of dried apricot as well as a discreet hint of tobacco and crème brulée. The palate is beautifully…

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Domaine d’Esperance – Folle-Blanche 2007 – Bas-Armagnac

Domaine d’Esperance – Folle-Blanche 2007 – Bas-Armagnac

(51.5%) The nose is aromatic and offers elegance, a certain power, a full and captivating side. We find notes of rancio, orangette and small notes of dried kumquat associated with a touch of citrus paste, a hint of peach, discreet hints of blond tobacco as well as an imperceptible hint of verbena and vanilla. The…

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Récapet – Brut de Fût 2009, Folle Blanche – Bas-Armagnac

Récapet – Brut de Fût 2009, Folle Blanche – Bas-Armagnac

(AB. 50.1%) The nose is powerful (but elegant), distinguished, racy and offers an intense and airy grain. It reveals notes of Zante currant, orangette and small notes of rancio associated with fine touches of dried fig, dried mandarin as well as discreet hints of smoke, tobacco box and a discreet almost vanilla hint (in the…

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Dartigalongue – Folle Blanche 2010 – Bas-Armagnac

Dartigalongue – Folle Blanche 2010 – Bas-Armagnac

(48%. Bottled : 06/2024) Beautiful and elegant nose, nicely precise/sharp and which offers power in delicacy, an incisive side as well as a certain freshness (in bottom). It reveals notes of Zante currants, zest, orangette and small notes of dried yellow peach associated with fine hints of dried apricot, fresh rancio, delicate hints of mandarin…

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Famille Laudet, Laballe – 2011, Brut de fût 100% Baco – Bas-Armagnac

Famille Laudet, Laballe – 2011, Brut de fût 100% Baco – Bas-Armagnac

(50%) Nice powerful, mineral nose which offers fruit as well as an intense side. It reveals notes of dried lemon, dried peach and small notes of citrus zest associated with small floral/dried flower touches as well as fine hints of tobacco and a very discreet hint of citron. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness,…

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Delord – Récolte 2012, fût n°2236, Cépage Baco – Bas-Armagnac

Delord – Récolte 2012, fût n°2236, Cépage Baco – Bas-Armagnac

(51.1%) The nose is elegant, aromatic, complex, powerful, racy and gourmand at the same time. There are notes of quince, Zante currants and small notes of candied lemon associated with touches of zest as well as hints of marmalade and discreet hints of rancio. The palate is fruity, elegant, gourmand, delicate and offers precise power,…

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Château Arton – Pièce Unique 2012, fût n°19 – Haut Armagnac

Château Arton – Pièce Unique 2012, fût n°19 – Haut Armagnac

(Ugni Blanc, Bottled : March 2024) The nose is elegant, powerful, racy and offers a certain gourmandise as well as a dry and refined grain. It reveals notes of blond grape, potpourri and small notes of quince associated with touches of lemon paste, fine hints of gray pepper, beeswax, citron as well as a hint…

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Château Arton – Pièce Unique 2012, fût n°25 – Haut Armagnac

Château Arton – Pièce Unique 2012, fût n°25 – Haut Armagnac

(Ugni Blanc, bottled : March 2024) Nice harmonious nose, sweet and powerful at the same time. A nice polished grain. There are notes of rancio, dried apricot and small notes of dried lemon associated with fine touches of crushed raisin as well as a hint of orange paste and pepper. The palate is fruity, suave…

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