Darroze Grands Assemblages 20 Years Old Armagnac (70cl, 43%)

A 20-year-old Bas-Armagnac from Darroze, bottled at 43% ABV in a 0.7 litre bottle with a gift box. The youngest Armagnac in the assemblage has reached twenty years, and the cuvée combines Armagnacs made from Baco and Ugni Blanc. Darroze presents twenty years as a balance point between strength and maturity. The alcohol is already tamed, the tannins finer and the aromas more defined, while the cuvée remains lively rather than heavy. It is neither chill-filtered nor coloured. The nose offers fruity toffee, dried papaya sweetness, wax polish, freshly cut leather, marzipan and blanched almonds. The palate shows sweet apple, both cooked and fresh, sultanas and raisins, mild spices, floral notes, wax polish and dark chocolate. The finish brings dry ground spices, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and mace, followed by lingering fruit.