Domaine du Berdet 1997 – Bas-Armagnac

42%. Bottled : 01/2024) The nose is fruity, mineral and offers freshness as well as power. There are notes of candy apple, dried lemon zest and slight notes of meringue tart associated with touches of fresh rancio, orangette as well as a discreet hint of nutmeg, spices and fresh tobacco. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, suavity, a tangy structure, tension, a good definition, readability as well as good balance. A coated alcohol. On the palate this Armagnac expresses notes of marmalade, candy apple and small notes of dried fig associated with touches of orangette, dried quince, fine hints of caramelized pear, fresh tobacco, nutmeg as well as with a fine hint of rancio and an imperceptible almost peaty/sappy hint. Good length.