In prominent display on the label reads: "Triple Zero." What does that mean? Here, it means no reduction (addition of water), no added sugar, and no addition of colorants. All of these practices are common, if not encouraged, in commercially-released blends, but this is not a commercial blend. Four casks (1973, 1978, 1981, and 1990) were married for their respective qualities. These barrels were not topped up and thus the resulting blend has quite a bit of armagnac aged much over the 20 years that the label implies. The attention to detail does not stop here. The barrels used are from the estate's local forests making these a true expression of the Gascony terroir.
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A long gaping yawn of Brandy. Loaded with dark notes like brown sugar, heavily roasted nuts, hazelnut nougat, coffee, all sorts of different sugars. To say rancio plays a major role would be an understatement. This is what people with smoking jackets and fireplaces should be drinking.
A delicate blend of vintages, including a eau-de-vie distilled in 1975, 1981, 1990 & 1995 that has notes of juicy raisin, honey & bitter cocoa for a soft & very smooth finish. August 2017 / June 2018
Closest flavor profiles across the whole catalog.
