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Domaine de Baraillon 35 years
Armagnac et Eaux-de-Vie de France
Domaine de Baraillon 35 years
Armagnac et Eaux-de-Vie de France
Distillery / brand | Domaine de Baraillon |
Region | Bas-Armagnac |
Content Size | 0.7 liter |
Alc/vol | 40% |
Age | 35 years |
Bottled | 26-08-2019 |
Tasting notes Serge Valentin: 90 points
It's to be noticed that 'ans' means 'years', as any Francophile brandy lover will know. Also that, as the label tells us, this is 'Eau-de-Vie de France' and not eau-de-vie de California, de Russia or de China. Better safe than sorry, they also say.
Colour: deep amber.
Nose: oak's varnish, glue, acetone and ammonia. Hell, let's sleep on it… zzz.. zzz… Oh, ham, Grisons meat, teriyaki sauce, propolis and pollen, nori, hints of model glue, also pine honey…
Mouth: superb varnish-oak-and-paint driven arrival, with amazing notes of old wine barrel – I mean, really old - and rotting fruits (bananas, oranges, pineapples…) I mean, this is truly 'antique style', and having some family that used to grow and breed both corrida bulls and armagnacs down there in the Gers, I can tell you that there's no armagnac more traditional than this. It's just that they usually don't sell these and keep them for themselves. Loco brandy.
Finish: more varnish and drier honeys. Curious salty aftertaste.
Comments: no, really, they usually don't sell these, they tend to end up in the 'réserve de la famille'. I love this but I'd understand why you would not.