Château Garreau – Hors d’Âge – Bas-Armagnac

The nose is aromatic, powerful, intense, dry, racy and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain, elegance as well as a slight sensation of tension. There are notes of citron, dried orange and small notes of dried mandarin associated with small touches of dried peach, dried apple as well as fine hints of lime, dried white flowers, with hints of dry tobacco, spices, with a very discreet hint of cardamom and pepper. The palate is fruity, racy and offers juiciness, a small suavity, tension, a little straightness, a beautiful definition, a beautiful finesse of the grain, power, intensity, gourmandize as well as a small unctuosity. On the palate this Armagnac expresses notes of caramelized mandarin zest, dried orange and small notes of caramel pear associated with small touches of quince, lychee, dried apple as well as hints of caramelization, grape of crushed Zante currants, a hint of toffee and a subtle hint of cigar (in the background).