1980 Armagnac Delord

品飲筆記：色澤深琥珀，先以成熟無花果、糖漬杏桃與橘皮香氣打開，接著是香草、烘烤橡木與焦糖的層次。入口圓潤飽滿，杏仁與烘焙香料交織，尾段浮現皮革與微辣的香氣，口感絲滑且餘韻綿長。
酒莊背景：滴隆的故事始於1893年，創始人帶著蒸餾器走進鄉間。家族至今在 Lannepax 維繫傳統工藝與細緻酒窖管理，世代累積的陳年庫存形成獨特風貌。
釀造與蒸餾：葡萄在蒸餾廠附近被採收與發酵，酒液以較低酒精與鮮明香氣為目標，冬季進行蒸餾。滴隆少數採用兩種蒸餾法並重的酒莊，蒸餾後的酒液分別在橡木桶與玻璃大罐（Bonbonnes）中陳年，經年熟成後再行調和。
葡萄園與陳年：位於 Lannepax 的園地分成多個小地塊，田間由專人全年細心照料，重視樹冠與產量控制，確保基酒品質。酒液在超過一千支木桶與數個玻璃罐房中陳年，最古老的酒款安放於「天堂」室內避光保存。
品飲建議：建議室溫純飲或小杯先醒約15分鐘，讓香氣充份舒展。適合搭配濃郁甜點、鵝肝、烘烤堅果或厚切熟成乳酪，慢慢品味其層次變化。

Tasting Note: Deep amber-gold color with a complex nose of dried fig and apricot, candied orange peel, warm vanilla and toasted oak. On the palate it is rich and rounded — caramel and roasted almond lead into baking spices, leather and a subtle tobacco note. Luxuriously textured with a long, resonant finish.
Producer Notes: Delord’s story began in 1893 when Prosper Delord took his alambic from farm to farm. The house in Lannepax remains family-run, combining traditional savoir-faire with precise cellar work. This 1980 vintage reflects decades of careful ageing in oak and careful stewardship of the cellars.
Winemaking & Distillation: Harvested and vinified close to the distillery, wines are managed for low alcohol and bright aromatics that suit distillation. Delord uses both continuous Armagnac distillation and double distillation where appropriate; distillation is carried out in winter and the resulting eaux-de-vie are married and aged in a mix of oak barrels and bonbonnes.
Vineyard & Ageing: The estate’s parcels around Lannepax are tended year-round, with meticulous canopy and yield management. After distillation the spirit spends decades in oak, complemented by older stocks kept in glass bonbonnes in a storeroom nicknamed ‘Paradise.’
Service: Best served neat at cellar-to-room temperature. A brief 10–20 minute rest (15 minutes suggested) softens the spirit and releases tertiary aromas. Excellent with rich desserts, pâté or strong cheeses.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 40%
• Decant Time: 15 minutes
• Taste: dried fig, dried apricot, orange peel, vanilla, toasted oak, caramel, almond, walnut, nutmeg, baking spice, leather, long finish
• Food Matching: dark chocolate, blue cheese (Roquefort), foie gras, almond biscotti, dried fruit tarts, roasted nuts, pâté, aged hard cheeses
• Grape Variety: Ugni Blanc : 58%, Colombard : 16%, Folle-Blanche : 14%, Baco : 12%,

Winery

滴隆酒莊自1893年起由家族經營，創始人將蒸餾器從農舍帶入田間，逐步在 Lannepax 區域紮根。酒莊強調分批發酵、冬季蒸餾與長期橡木陳年，酒窖超過千桶陳列，陳年古酒並放入玻璃罐保存，照料細緻，傳承風味。

House of Delord has been family-run since 1893. Founded by Prosper Delord, the domaine developed from a travelling distiller’s craft into a fixed estate in Lannepax. The team blends time-honoured Armagnac techniques with careful cellar management: separate vinification, winter distillation, and long oak ageing in barrels and bonbonnes. Cellars hold over a thousand barrels and older vintages are preserved in glass to protect delicate aromatics.