L'Encantada Bas Armagnac - 1982 - Domaine del Cassou

Volume: 0.5 litres | Alcohol content: 43.3% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

This single-cask bottling presents the 1982 vintage from Domaine del Cassou at natural cask strength. L'Encantada bottled the Armagnac from cask No. 5 at 43.3%, producing a total of 463 numbered bottles. It is made from Baco grapes grown in Bas-Armagnac.

The Armagnac is neither diluted with water nor chill-filtered, and no colouring is added. Its fruity character combines apple and grape notes with pastry and mature leather and wood notes. The 0.5-litre bottle has an orange label and a matching wax seal, and comes with orange gift packaging.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: On the nose, green apples and floral aromas meet caramel and fresh pastries. A note of fresh fir joins them.
• Palate: On the palate, light-coloured grapes and candied apples sit alongside leather and sandalwood. Blossom honey and a gentle oak spiciness emerge in the background.
• Finish: The medium-length finish feels fresh and sweet. Apple cake and green apples shape the aftertaste.

Distillery/Bottler:

Domaine del Cassou is located in Arthez-d’Armagnac in Bas-Armagnac. The estate grows Baco grapes, and some of its vines are over a hundred years old. Behind this bottling is a wine-growing estate whose Armagnacs are closely linked to this regional grape variety.

L'Encantada was founded in 2011 in Vic-Fezensac, in the Gers department, by a circle of friends centred on Christelle, Vincent and Frédéric. The independent house seeks out individual casks of Armagnac from small producers and, where needed, continues their maturation in its own cellar. Cellar master Vincent is responsible for selecting the vintages. Bottling takes place in Vic-Fezensac without altering the colour or alcoholic strength. The team uses gravity during filling: the Armagnac flows from an elevated glass vessel to the bottling equipment.

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