Delord Bas Armagnac

The Armagnac Delord story started in 1893. Prosper Delord, travelling distiller and cellar master took his alambic from farm to farm, transforming white wine into Armagnac. It was Prosper’s sons Gaston and Georges that started the Armagnac house Delord Freres in Lannepax. Producers, distillers and traders, they gradually sold their Bas-Armagnacs from Gascony to the United States.

They have a 66-hectare vineyard, of which 6 hectares are organic, is divided into 7 parcels, and is located in the commune of Lannepax. It is made up of the four traditional Armagnac grape varieties: Ugni Blanc 58%, Colombard 16%, Folle-Blanche 14% and Baco 12%. All year round, Rinaldo, the vineyard manager, takes the greatest of care of the vines throughout their development. 

The distillation, an essential and fascinating step in the creation of Armagnac takes place in the heart of winter. They are one of the only Armagnac houses using the two methods of distillation; the continuous distillation method that is typical for Armagnac and the double distillation. Their two Armagnac alambics, one of which is a Sier dating from 1900, are both column stills equipped with particular plates called “spider plates” which are ideal for the production of old Armagnacs.

Bottled: 14.05.2017

45.9% ABV / 70cl

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