L'Encantada Bas Armagnac - 1992 - Domaine del Cassou - 47,2%

Volume: 0.5 litres | Alcohol content: 47.2% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

Maturation in a dry cellar shapes this single-cask release from Domaine del Cassou. This 1992 Bas-Armagnac comes from cask 196 and was bottled by L'Encantada in January 2021. The release comprises 630 bottles. At 47.2%, the Armagnac retains its natural cask strength, with no added water, sugar or colouring. It is also unfiltered.

Pronounced oak and spice meet dried fruit, grapes and tobacco. Earthy and leathery impressions add to this austere character. The 0.5-litre bottle has an orange wax seal and a wooden tag, and comes in gift packaging.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: Oak and tobacco leaves lead on the nose, accompanied by a slightly pungent alcoholic note. Orange, clove and cinnamon provide spicy accents. Dried apricots and plums meet occasional hints of rancio and a delicate rose scent. With more time to breathe, the wood and spices soften.
• Palate: The palate combines powerful oak, astringent grape tannins and the sweetness of grape flesh. Holding it in the mouth longer reveals prunes and ginger biscuits. Drying cinnamon and a bitterness reminiscent of grass roots then emerge. Earth and leather complement the heavy body.
• Finish: A slight burn appears on swallowing, as oak and a little spice rise again. A brief caramel sweetness quickly gives way to austere tobacco and oak notes. The finish ends distinctly dry.

Distillery/Bottler:

Domaine del Cassou is located in Arthez-d’Armagnac in Bas-Armagnac. Its spirits are made exclusively from the Baco grape variety, and some of its vines are more than a hundred years old. This bottling thus comes from a single estate with a clearly defined choice of grape variety.

L'Encantada was founded by friends in 2011 in Vic-Fezensac, in the Gers département. The independent merchant works with small producers, taking selected casks into its own cellar for further care. Cellar master Vincent selects vintages at the producers’ estates, also taking their storage conditions into account. Bottling takes place by gravity in Vic-Fezensac: an elevated holding vessel feeds the filling equipment without pumping. The selected Armagnacs remain undiluted and unfiltered, with no added sugar, caramel or wood extracts.

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