Marquis de Montesquiou – Millésime 1989 – Bas-Armagnac

The nose is powerful, well-built and offers intensity, fruit, a fine richness, gourmandize as well as a good structure. It reveals notes of orangette, dry kumquat, small notes of pear associated with touches of vanilla, Cuben pepper, dry oak, small touches of cigar box as well as a hint of tea and cardamom. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a mineral frame, precision and a good guideline, power, silkiness, a small unctuosity as well as a small tension. On the palate this Armagnac expresses notes of fleshy peach, fleshy/juicy pear, small notes of dry white fruits associated with touches of quince as well as fine hints of mandarine, orange flowers, vanilla, toasted and very discreet hint of tobacco.