{"title":"Born in 1976: Vintage Armagnac and Spirits","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 50th birthday deserves a gift with the year on it, and a bottle distilled in 1976 does exactly that. Vintage Armagnac from 1976 has spent five decades in oak, which is a neat parallel to the occasion and a rare thing to be able to give.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVintages are single years rather than blends, so a 1976 bottle holds 1976 spirit and nothing else. Casks are finite, and once one is bottled out that year cannot be restocked. If you need a year that is not on this page, email \u003ca href=\"mailto:orders@liquorwinecave.com.au\"\u003eorders@liquorwinecave.com.au\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"normandin-mercier-cognac-pc-1976-41-4-500ml","title":"Normandin-Mercier Cognac Petite Champagne 1976 41.4% 500ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eNormandin-Mercier, a cognac house founded in 1872 near La Rochelle, bottled this single vintage Petite Champagne from the 1976 harvest. The house remembers 1976 for its early drought, which gave eaux de vie of rare aromatic concentration and richness. Each year the vintage casks are unsealed to draw about a hundred bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ageing followed a careful path. The spirit spent its first 18 months in new Tronçais oak, lightly toasted so the wood would give its flavour slowly and evenly, then 8 years in seasoned casks, before finishing its time in old barrels. Every stage was carried out under the control of the BNIC, the cognac interprofession. It is bottled at 41.4% in a 50cl bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine, supple and balanced on nose and palate alike, with lily and orange peel. The house adds a lovely first freshness of exotic fruit, followed by long, indulgent notes. A very natural cognac.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore from the house is in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/liquorwinecave.com.au\/collections\/normandin-mercier\"\u003eNormandin-Mercier collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Normandin Mercier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42548574159007,"sku":"NM1976500ml","price":748.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/files\/normandin-mercier-cognac-petite-champagne-1976-414-500ml-624525-451972.jpg?v=1712913009"},{"product_id":"darroze-1976-la-poste-45-8-700ml","title":"Darroze 1976 La Poste Armagnac 45.8% 700ml","description":"Nice brown color with gold and orange tints. Brilliant. Aromas coming from a controlled aging give to the first nose an incredible character: coffee, toast, undergrowth, flint. Then, some crystalized and dry fruits appear and bring complexity and length to the Armagnac (figs, apricot, dates).","brand":"Francis Darroze","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42548595687583,"sku":"DAR1976POSTE","price":440.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/files\/Darroze1976LaPosteArmagnac45.8_700ml-505018.jpg?v=1713428311"},{"product_id":"boingneres-bas-armagnac-1976-48-700ml","title":"Boingneres Bas Armagnac 1976 48% 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a 1976 single-vintage Bas-Armagnac from Domaine Boingnères, a long-aged spirit from one harvest year. The house stands out for bottling at natural strength and for releasing armagnacs from a single grape variety, something very few producers do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe do not have a producer tasting note for this vintage, and we would rather not invent one. Pour a small measure, give it a few minutes in the glass, and add a drop of water if you want to open it up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 1976 bottle makes a considered present for a 50th birthday or anniversary. See the other bottles from that year in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/liquorwinecave.com.au\/collections\/born-in-1976\"\u003eBorn in 1976 collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Boingneres","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42548642545823,"sku":"BOIN76UB","price":1026.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/files\/boingneres-bas-armagnac-1976-48-700ml-810158.jpg?v=1712806294"},{"product_id":"darroze-1976-bellair-grand-bas-armagnac-45-700ml","title":"Darroze 1976 Bellair Grand Bas Armagnac 45% 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003ePresentation of the property: The Roma family has been producing Armagnacs in Cravencères for several generations. The partnership with Maison Darroze has allowed our customers to discover old vintages from the 1960s to the most recent. An extraordinary collection of richness, complexity, and pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Francis Darroze","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45764354179231,"sku":"DAR1976BELLAIR","price":571.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/files\/darroze-1976-bellair-grand-bas-armagnac-45-700ml-675613-411403.jpg?v=1719108594"}],"url":"https:\/\/liquorwinecave.com.au\/collections\/born-in-1976.oembed","provider":"Liquor Wine Cave","version":"1.0","type":"link"}