Domaine d’Eperance – Folle Blanche 2003 – Bas-Armagnac

(48%) The nose is fruity and offers power, a small freshness (in the background), an intense grain as well as a fine spicy side. A linear/tracing side. There are notes of orangette, dried orange zest, gray pepper and small notes of marmalade combined with a touch of yellow peach in syrup, toasted almond and spices. The palate is fruity and offers fat, matter, a little softness, power, a tangy frame as well as a frank and powerful grain. On the palate this Armagnac expresses notes of crushed currants, rancio and small notes of dried zest associated with touches of gray/black pepper, hints of dried mirabelle plum, crushed small fruits, spices as well as a hint of tobacco and cardamom. Power.