Paid: $95 for 750ml
Distilled/Owned by: Domaine d’Esperance
Region: Bas Armagnac, France
49% ABV
Aged For: 14 years
Grapes: Baco 22 A
Cask Type: French Gascon Oak, medium toast
Chill Filtered: No
Color Added: No
Color: Tawny
Drank: Neat, in a glencairn
Nose: Oak, sweet grapes, cinnamon, butterscotch, baking spices
Mouthfeel: Supple
Palate/Taste: A nice dry sweetness, raisins, toasted oak, coffee, and rye spice
Finish: Medium warmth and length, dry port wine, cloves oak, fig, and chocolate
Thoughts: This is one of the younger Armagnacs I have tried that would appeal to a bourbon drinker, while still being very distinctly a brandy.
Score: 83 out of 100