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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Laubade 1963 – Bas-Armagnac

Laubade 1963 – Bas-Armagnac

(Bottled in : 10/2021. 40%) The nose is aromatic and offers gourmandize as well as a fine creaminess. It reveals notes of caramelized apple, stewed peach and small notes of caramelized mandarin associated with small touches of cedar, dried zest, a hint of dried fruit, dried white flowers as well as hints of Bourbon vanilla clove…

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Dartigalongue 1967 – Bas-Armagnac

Dartigalongue 1967 – Bas-Armagnac

(43%) The nose is powerful, fine and offers delicacy in its power, a subtle aerial side as well as a very fine and discreetly tight grain. There are notes of baked apple / tarte tatin, tobacco and small notes of quince associated with small touches of dried mandarin, nutmeg as well as a discreet hint of…

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Laubade 1975 – Bas-Armagnac

Laubade 1975 – Bas-Armagnac

(Bottled in : 10/2021. 40%) The nose is elegant, racy, spicy and offers controlled power. It reveals notes of dried zest, spices and small notes of rancio associated with small touches of tobacco, roasted almond, a fine hint of rosewood, discreet hints of small fruits / lychee as well as as fine hints of nutmeg and…

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Dartigalongue 1975 – Bas-Armagnac

Dartigalongue 1975 – Bas-Armagnac

(44%) The nose is powerful, elegant and offers a certain straightness, a beautiful stretched side as well as a fine and powerful grain. It reveals notes of pepper, dried zest and small notes of dried apple associated with small touches of rancio, a subtle hint of dried lemon, dried almond, toasted as well as a discreet…

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Domaine de Barailllon – Folle Blanche 1989 – Bas-Armagnac

Domaine de Barailllon – Folle Blanche 1989 – Bas-Armagnac

(44.9%. Bottled in : 10/2021) The nose is delicate, floral and offers power as well as a small aerial side. It reveals notes of white flowers, crystallized lemon and small notes of fresh mandarin associated with small touches of rancio, fresh blond tobacco as well as a subtle hint of yuzu / apple and subtle hints of…

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