Duc D’Aquitaine Armagnac, X.O.,France, 70cl in Wooden Gift Box

Description

Producer: Duc d’Aquitaine

Region: Armagnac

Country: France

Type: Armagnac, X. O

Armagnac is the oldest and most prestigious wine brandy in France. In the sixteenth century, it was sold in pharmacies as “medicine”. From the seventeenth century, Armagnac was aged in oak barrels. Nowadays, the Armagnac region is divided into three production areas: Bas-Armagnac, Ténarèze, Haut-Armagnac. Unlike Cognac, Armagnac has a palette of grape varieties all different from each other, allowing a particular aromatic balance: Bacco contributes to the structure and gives full, rich and heavy aromas that require a long aging to express all their roundness, sweetness and length in the mouth. The Folle blanche brings, meanwhile, freshness and fruitiness in the first years of aging. Ugni blanc, ideal for distillation, and Colombard complete the list of the most common grape varieties in the region. From 15 years of aging, we find in Armagnac tastes of hazelnut, orange peel, cocoa, prune mixed with aromas of rose, verbena, leather, vanilla and even cinnamon. These Armagnacs have a “fat” and roundness that exhale the terroir. After 25 years, Armagnacs lose their strength and soften. Their original character fades and gives way to the aromas of oak barrels; Their length in the mouth becomes remarkable.

Alcohol degree: 40%