L'Encantada Bas Armagnac - 1987 - Domaine del Cassou - 48,6%

Volume: 0.5 litres | Alcohol content: 48.6% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

Long maturation in a dry cellar and previously used oak casks shape this Bas-Armagnac from Domaine del Cassou. Distilled from Baco grapes in 1987, it matured for 34 years before L'Encantada bottled it from cask number 10.

This single-cask release comprises 490 numbered bottles. The Armagnac was bottled in June 2021 at its natural cask strength of 48.6%, without dilution, chill filtration or added colouring. It comes with an orange wax seal, a wooden vintage tag and gift packaging.

Alongside its nutty and spicy notes, this Armagnac offers a broad range of fruit flavours, including pineapple, mango, papaya and white grapes. Fresh flowers, grass, tobacco, waxy oak and figs steeped in brandy complement this side of its character.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: Roasted walnuts, anise and marzipan lead the nose. Behind them are a creamy cherry cake note and further hints of spice.
• Palate: Caramelised almonds meet even more pronounced anise on the palate, alongside sweet, juicy oranges and mandarins. Pepper and liquorice add spicy accents.
• Finish: Juicy forest berries and a hint of mint linger in the long finish.

Distillery/Bottler:

Domaine del Cassou is located in Arthez-d'Armagnac in the French department of Landes. The estate works with the Baco grape variety, and some of its vineyard plots are more than a hundred years old. It uses previously used oak casks for maturation, complementing the fruit-led style of its Armagnacs.

L'Encantada was founded by friends in Vic-Fezensac in the Gers in 2011. The independent bottling house seeks out mature Armagnacs from small producers, including stocks from estates that stopped distilling long ago. Cellar master Vincent selects the vintages, taking the conditions of their original ageing cellars into account. The selected Armagnacs are bottled at natural cask strength, without added sugar, caramel or water. The house uses gravity during bottling: the Armagnac flows from an elevated glass demijohn into the bottling equipment.

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