Vintage Darroze tasting notes

DARROZE TASTING NOTES

RESERVE DARROZE “10 ans d’Age”
A blended Bas Armagnac, of which the youngest eau-de-vie is 10 years old (the other ones are 12 & 13 years old). Fruit (fig, quince, dried apricots) and spicy (vanilla, cloves) aromas are dominant. Long finish for such a young armagnac.

1995 DOMAINE AU MARTIN à Hontanx
Gold with darker tints. The nose is fine and racy. Some vanilla, cinnamon and gingerbread flavours dominate the fruits.  On the palate, the tannins are silky and round. At the end, the spicy flavours (pepper, cloves) remind that this armagnac is still young.

1992 DOMAINE DE POUNON à Labastide d’Armagnac
Nice golden colour, intense, with brown tints. We feel some fruity flavours, some vanilla and liquorice. Intense and complex. On the palate, the tannins are very delicate. The balance between tannins, aromas and alcohol is perfect. Very long.

1990 DOMAINE DE RIESTON à Perquie
Nice golden colour, with darker tints. The nose is pungent, and needs air. The roasted flavours, white chocolate flavours, spices and fruits (quince, fig) fill out with aeration. Very intense nose. The palate is rich and complex. Oaky flavours are dominant (liquorice, vanilla). Long finish.

1989 DOMAINE DE BERTRUC au Frêche
Nice golden colour with amber tints. The nose is fine and distinguished. Dry fruit flavours (almond, fig, prune) and roasted aromas (toast, tobacco). Soft attack with round and fine tannins on the palate. We feel some preserved fruits like apricot, orange peel and fig.

1987 DOMAINE DE JOUANCHICOT à Mauléon d’Armagnac
Golden colour, little intense. Yellow tints. The nose is very elegant. Sreome fruity aromas, very typical for an armagnac of this age: apricot, figs, citrus. Secondary notes of vanilla. On the palate, the tannins are fine. We can feel again some fruity flavours. Long finish.

1986 DOMAINE AU DURRE à Saint Gein
Golden colour with darker tints. The nose is pungent, with some typical taste for an armagnac of its age. The fruit is dominant (macerated prune), the spicy flavours follow (cloves, pepper). On the palate, the attack is full and rich. Aromatic explosion of spices, torrefaction and fruits. High quality of tannins, silky and rich. Superb potential.
 
1981 DOMAINE AU MARTIN à Hontanx
Yellow gold colour. Interesting, complex nose. Fine, smoky aromas with notes of dried fruit. Wood can be felt on the palate: evident tannins show that this Armagnac is wild.

1977 DOMAINE DE PEYROT à St Christie d’Armagnac
Nice golden colour with brown tints. The nose is delicate and fresh. The distinguished oaky flavours (lime blossom, acacia, pepper, liquorice) appear with rancio and truffle notes. On the palate, the tannins are silky and delicate. We find again the same flavours as those found in the nose. The end is long and shows evolution (madeira, walnut)

1972 CHATEAU DE GAUBE à Perquie
Golden yellow colour, with darker tints. The nose is very expressive, with a lot of different flavours : dry figs, prune, apricot, walnuts. On the palate, the tannins quality is superb. A high quality rancio character shows that the ageing conditions were perfect.

1970 DOMAINE AUX DUCS au Bourdalat
Golden colour, quite intense. Red tints. On the nose, we can feel that this armagnac still has a nice future. The first nose is fresh and pungent. After aeration the flavours are matured and mellow. On the palate, the tannins are incredibly fine and silky. At the end, very nice flavours of ‘rancio’ (like in old ports).

1966 CHATEAU DE GAUBE à Perquie
Light chestnut colour with golden tints. Strict but elegant nose. Oaky and earthy flavours (like mushrooms) as well as dried fruit and coffee aftersmell. Very expressive and powerful on the palate, spicy (white pepper). Rancio notes. Very long finish.

1965 DOMAINE DE PEYROT à Ste Christie d’Armagnac
The nose is very complex. We find some matured flavours like walnuts, nuts, leather as well as fruity aromas (dry apricot, prune) and after aeration a menthol note.  On the palate, the attack is soft, with delicate tannins. We feel again the same flavours than those found in the nose. Medium long finish.

1962 CHATEAU DE GAUBE à Perquie
Light chestnut colour with golden tints. The nose is very expressive, almost pungent. Some oaky and fruity flavours dominate. On the palate, the quality of tannins is exceptional.

1951 CHATEAU DE LASSERRADE à Lasserrade (Appellation Armagnac Contrôlée)
Golden colour with brown tinges. The nose is fresh and pungent. After airing, the balance is perfect, showing orange peel, prune and quince.  On the palate, the tannins are round. Leather, coffee aromas dominate the fruity flavours. Very long finish.

1945 CHATEAU DE LASSERRADE à Lasserrade (Appellation Armagnac Contrôlée)
Golden colour, with mahogany tinge. Very fine oaky flavours on the nose : toasted bread and vanilla notes dominate. Some menthol notes on the second aromatics. On the palate, the flavours are very different: rancio, leather, spices. Long finish.

1936 DOMAINE DE PEYROT à Ste Christie d’Armagnac
Brilliant chestnut with golden tinges. Pungent nose, still fresh, elegant and fine. Despite the old age, the fruit aromas still dominate. The attack on the palate is fascinating : soft, clean, and a little bit lively. Fruity character, but spices dominate the finish (with notes of pepper, cinnamon and liquorice). Very long.