About the Producer
Dartigalongue claimes to be the oldest Armagnac house in Bas Armagnac, starting in it’s current form in 1838. If this is true that it’s the oldest, I can’t say but they are quite old. The business has remained in the Dartigalongue family for 5 generations. They use both dry and humid cellars, and but about 30% of their new brandies into new Gascon oak.
Details
- 43.3% abv
- aged 3 years, double aged in new toasted Gascon oak barrels.
- Distilled in in a traditional column still to 58% abv.
- Fermented from 50% Ugni Blanc and 505 Baco 22A grapes
- $40
Nose
Quite oaky with sandalwood and an intense chaulkiness. Not very fruity. Some funky cheesiness and smells immature despite the oak. Oak is great but it’s a bit wild and not in a good way.
Palate
Exactly the same as the nose. Dominated by oak but tastes immature. Has a wild almost alive tasting funkiness that I can’t make heads or tails of. Very simple but full flavored and medium bodied. Texture is a mix of a good creaminess and a harsh sharpness. A roller coaster, it’s drinkable but not what I’d reach for.
Finish
Medium with bone dry oak.
Rating: 4
Overall
Man what a roller coaster, has a lot of good and bad points to it but in the end I think it’s a bit subpar. It’s a drinkable but immature and funky brandy.
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but many things I’d rather have.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite
10 | Perfect | Perfect
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