Darroze "Domaine De Petit Lassis" 1987 29yr

Ryan's Review

House Darroze is a reputable label known for quality armagnac without diluting or blending vintages or estates. You'll notice when you peruse the various Darroze offerings that are available, and there are a lot of them, that the majority are single vintage, single estate. Another plus is that you can often find well-aged vintage Darroze at a reasonable price. They also have their Les Grands Assemblages (The Great Blends) line which is a series of blends noting the youngest age on the label.

Darroze got their start sourcing their armagnac by the bottle to sell and serve at their restaurant. In the late 1960's they eventually began to purchase whole casks to bottle under their own label and began to age the eaux-de-vie in their own cellar. Today they even distill their own spirit from the wine produced on various estates around the Bas-Armagnac. In fact, like other armagnac producers, they haul their traveling still from estate to estate and distill on site. Talk about art of the craft.  This bottle here is from their "Unique Collection" range and comes from the Bacheré family out of Domaine De Petit Lassis and is 100% Baco grapes. It's a 1987 vintage and bottled at 48%. Thank you Joe L. For the sample!

Darroze "Domaine De Petit Lassis" 1987 29yr 

N: Hazlenuts, walnuts, caramel, menthol, oak, tobacco
T: Leather, tobacco, a burst of sweet prunes and tart cherries. A nice juiciness that transitions into a rich caramel and some light spices.
F: Moderate length, with those juicy oak sugars, more leather, followed by a light nutty astringency.

B+

Very nice. A sugary oak driven armagnac with lots of earthy flavors to balance out the heavy fruits.  I'm a fan of this profile and wouldn't mind having a bottle open on the bar. Can be found for $122. Recommended.