Armagnac · A Gascon Family House
The brandy France keeps for itself.
Bas-Armagnac from a single Gascon family, ten years in oak, with the nutty, caramel depth and rancio that only patience delivers. One to pour slowly, and savour.
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Delord XO 10 years Bas Armagnac 40% 700ml
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Description
Delord Bas-Armagnac XO is adored for its nutty, caramel, rancio and vanilla flavour notes.
Tasting Notes:
Colour: Amber.
Nose: Caramel, candy, vanilla, nut and a whole selection of tasting goodies.
Palate: A rough start, around all the way with hints of rancio that travels from fruitiness to sweetness and vice versa.
Finish: The taste lingers on and on.
Flavour Spiral: Dried fruit, vanilla, caramel, spiced oak, grape, nutty, rancio, prunes, cinnamon
Our Promise
Each one of our bottles is taste-tested and hand-chosen by some of the best palates in the southern hemisphere. Only once a bottle has been deemed crème de la crème, do we add it to our catalog. Finding the perfect bottle isn't always easy - but with us, it is.
Shipping
All orders before 11am (Melbourne time) are shipped same-day. Tracking numbers are automatically sent as soon as your order departs our warehouse.
Bottles are sent with packing foam made of wheat and water - it protects your bottle, and can be washed straight down the sink.
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If you drink whisky, you already get it
Cognac gets the fame.
Armagnac keeps the character.
Nº I
Older than Cognac
France's oldest brandy, distilled in Gascony since the 1300s. Small, rural and family-run, Delord among them.
Nº II
Distilled once, on purpose
A single gentle pass through the still, where Cognac goes twice. More fruit, oak and texture survive into the glass.
Nº III
Reads like a single malt
Aged in oak, poured neat, dry to finish. If you like older or sherried whiskies, the rancio is familiar ground.
In the glass
Ten years in oak
Delord XO · Bas-Armagnac · 40%
Priced like a young single malt.
Nose
Amber in the glass. Caramel and vanilla up front, with candied fruit and a warm nuttiness behind.
Palate
A touch of fire, then it settles into caramel, vanilla and toasted nut, with rancio building underneath.
Finish
Long, dry and nutty. The reason you pour it neat and let it sit.
Good to know
Before you pour
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Will it taste sweet?
No. The caramel and vanilla are aromas, not sugar. It finishes dry, closer to an aged whisky than a liqueur. If sweet, sticky brandy has put you off before, this is a different drink.
Is the XO the right one to start with?
Yes. Delord’s range runs from a 5-year VSOP to a 25-45 year Premium. The 10-year XO is the sweet spot: old enough for the rancio and nutty depth to arrive, without the price of the old vintages.
What does “Bas-Armagnac” mean?
It’s the most prized of the three Armagnac zones. Sandy soils give a softer, more aromatic spirit, and it’s home to the region’s best-known houses. On a label, it’s a quality marker.
How should I serve it?
Neat, at room temperature, in a decent-sized glass. No ice needed. Best after dinner, or alongside dark chocolate or an aged hard cheese.
Would it make a good gift?
An easy, considered gift for anyone who drinks whisky or Cognac. Delord is also known for birth-year vintages going back decades, if you’re marking a particular year.
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