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BAS ARMAGNAC 1999 AC Armagnac, with Wooden Box |
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
DE MONTAL |
Bright light golden amber colour. Attractive, intense, very slightly spicy, caramel-tinged, honeyed, ripe plum nose with some vanilla wafer notes. Dry, bright, harmonious, medium bodied, slightly spicy, honeyed, ripe plum puree flavours with a lingering, vanilla-tinged, gently cedary finish. with some faint Seville orange marmalade notes. Has 40% alcohol with lot number L9918156DM on the back label. Better than the recommended 1983 (***) with 91-points that was released on January 18, 2014 at $88.95 (#354027). |
CSPC |
964254 |
Type |
a spirits Cognac/Armagnac |
Agent |
M.C.O. |
Country |
France -- Armagnac |
Region |
Single bottle in wooden gift box, AC, France |
Rating |
***(93 points) Class, Harmonious, Spicy, Caramel |
LCBO Note |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! A Best Buy |
Beppi Crosariol wrote the following about the 1997 version of this perennial holiday fave: \"Back when the holidays in Canada were more narrowly referred to by a religiously specific name, de Montal's excellent vintage-dated brandy was nicknamed by sellers in the trade as \"The Christmas Armagnac.\" Usually released for the holidays and redolent of flavours and aromas of the season, it came (and still does arrive) in a swanky wooden box. Armagnac is to Cognac what craft beer is to megabrews, robust and fashionable among connoisseurs. This gem is sturdy and very dry, with a smoky grip that surrounds a core of rich caramel, peach and orange-zest flavours. It's a meditative dram for cozy evenings by the fire (or by a space heater, as the case may be).\" (The Globe and Mail, Dec. 18, 2017) |
Price |
$ 99.95 |
Bottle Size |
700 mL |
Tasting Date |
vintages release - November 10, 2018 |
Cases bought |
199 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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