1989 Baron Gaston Legrand Bas Armagnac

This premium brandy is made from hand-selected grapes that are distilled and then aged in oak barrels for over three decades, resulting in a complex and smooth flavor profile. With notes of vanilla, dark fruit, and a hint of spice, this brandy is perfect for sipping neat or mixed into a cocktail. The same source also mentions that the bottle size is 700ml, the ABV is 40%, and the Armagnac age is 1989.

Colour: Amber.

Nose: Explodes with butterscotch, caramel and chestnut honey. Then liquorice, grilled marrow, toffee, superb notes of coffee, walnut cake, cigars, charcoal, then tarte tatin and quince tarte. A lovely earthiness in the background, even a few notes of morels and porcini. Wow wow wow. 

Mouth: this will be short indeed, what a wonderful firm armagnac! There is an old-schoolness to this one (coffee, rancio, toasted oak) as well as some herbal liqueurs

Finish: Long, even greater, orange and citron liqueurs, as well as raisins would tend to supplant that towards the aftertaste.

Comments: Absolutely superb. Perfect age. It's to be remembered that 1989 was a great vintage in the southwest of France, including in Bordeaux.