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alc./vol: 40%
Proof: 80°
Vintage: Non-vintage
Aged: No age statement
Product of:
France
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Made from the wine of Ugni Blanc grapes, 70% distilled using single column distillation and 30% double distillation. The grapes used by Maison Samalens come exclusively from Bas Armagnac (mostly from the grand Bas Armagnac), on the border between the Gers and Landes.
The eaux-de-vie used in the blend are aged a minimum 8 years in casks made of black Gascony oak.
Review and Tasting
Sampled on 26/12/2015
Appearance:
Clear, deep golden amber.
Aroma:
New leather, sultana, figs, roasted almond, vanilla, brazil nuts, dried apricot, cedar wood and zesty tangerine orange.
Taste:
Christmas cake, sultana, passion fruit, brazil nuts, spicy oak and lavender with red apple.
Aftertaste:
Sultana, raisin, nutmeg and mild clove spice with faint lavender and red apple skin
Overall:
An easy, quaffable, value for money armagnac with good fruity character, lavender and red apple.
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Product Information
Closure: Screw / Stelvin cap
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