Armagnac
ReferenceGascony
ABV40-48%
Sub-styles
Tasting Notes
Prune, dried fig, dark chocolate, leather, tobacco, vanilla, cinnamon, caramel, walnut, dried orange peel. Bas-Armagnac: delicate, fruity. Tenareze: full, spicy. Young: more grape; old: more rancio (oxidative character from decades). Armagnac should be rustic compared to Cognac.
Brand Guide
Well
Samalens VS ($25-32)
Call
Darroze Les Grands Assemblages, Chateau de Laubade VSOP ($35-50)
Premium
Delord XO, Tariquet ($55-75)
Top Shelf
Darroze Vintage, Laberdolive ($90+). Laubade VSOP is the gateway
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The Story
Gascony's original brandy—older, wilder, and more elemental than its refined Cognac cousin.