Grands Assemblages 30 ans d'age Carafe - Armagnac Darroze

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 43% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

Darroze's Grands Assemblages 30-year-old decanter edition marks the beginning of fully developed maturity. The youngest Armagnac in the blend has spent three decades in cask. Ugni Blanc and Baco provide the foundation; fresh fruit has developed into dried and candied notes during maturation. At the same time, spice becomes more pronounced, the first hints of rancio emerge and the alcohol is well integrated. The blend is balanced.

Toffee complements the mature fruit character. Dry cocoa, espresso, spices and dried orange peel shape the finish, while clearly perceptible tannins provide structure. The decanter version contains 0.7 litres of the thirty-year-old blend at 43% and comes with gift packaging.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: On the nose, toffee, dried fruit and citrus notes mingle with rancio and spices, including clove.
• Palate: The Armagnac is powerful and aromatic on the palate. Toffee, dried fruit, citrus fruit and orange peel meet spices, with well-integrated alcohol.
• Finish: Dry cocoa, espresso, spices and dried orange peel linger on the finish. Perceptible tannins give it structure.

Distillery/Bottler:

The house's history began with Francis Darroze's search for exceptional casks in Bas-Armagnac. His father Jean had introduced him to the wines and spirits of Gascony at the family restaurant in Villeneuve-de-Marsan. From the late 1960s onwards, Francis selected Armagnacs at estates across the region, let them mature further and bottled them. Today, Marc Darroze runs the house. Around thirty estates contribute to its stocks, which mature in the cellars of Roquefort and Labastide-d’Armagnac.

For Les Grands Assemblages, Darroze brings together Armagnacs from different terroirs, vintages and styles. Established in 2009, the range complements the individually offered estate Armagnacs. The selected spirits are blended and matured further in the Darroze cellars, with their alcohol strength adjusted gradually. The resulting blends have components that complement one another and are designed to maintain as consistent a flavour as possible over time.

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