{"title":"Born in 1979: Vintage Armagnac and Spirits","description":"\u003cp\u003e1979 vintage bottles carry the distillation year on the label, which is what separates them from ordinary aged spirits. For a 47th birthday, that single detail turns a bottle into a birth year gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVintage releases are drawn from one year, never blended across several, and each depends on a cask that will eventually run dry. When it does, the year is finished. Email \u003ca href=\"mailto:orders@liquorwinecave.com.au\"\u003eorders@liquorwinecave.com.au\u003c\/a\u003e if your year is missing here.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"grosperrin-mmc-3-1979-mistelle-type-pineau-des-charentes-fresh-grape-juice-cognac-17-750ml","title":"Grosperrin MMC 3 1979 Mistelle-type Pineau des Charentes 17% 750ml","description":"A unique French fortified aperitif, perfect gift for the wine or spirit lover who has tried everything...\r\n\r\nThis unique lot was produced in Borderies in 1979 (with a must from the 1979 harvest and cognac from 1978), the vintage has been validated by the DGCCRF. This lot aged in a small clay cellar, in an old 40 hectoliters barrel which contained more than 200 litres of lees. It continues to age in very old 350-litre cognac barrels since 2013 in our cellars in Chermignac. Fruity and elegant nose, notes of pastry. On the palate, the fruit is ripe and greedy but supported by a very great minerality. Very little sugar, and a remarkable acidity which gives this MMC an unprecedented scale.","brand":"Jean Grosperrin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42548609646751,"sku":"GROSMMC3","price":167.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/files\/grosperrin-mmc-3-1979-mistelle-type-pineau-des-charentes-17-750ml-505044.jpg?v=1713501117"},{"product_id":"delord-armagnac-tenareze-1979-40-700ml","title":"Delord 1979 Armagnac-Tenareze 40% 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelord is a family Armagnac house in Lannepax, in the Gers, and one of very few to use both methods of distillation: the continuous still typical of Armagnac and double distillation. Its cellars hold more than 1000 barrels and a dozen oak vats. This 1979 vintage comes from the Ténarèze, a less common find when most of the Armagnac seen in Australia is Bas Armagnac.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Ténarèze.\u003c\/strong\u003e Its soils hold more limestone and clay than the sandier ground of the other areas, and its spirit is generally more powerful and able to benefit from longer ageing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting.\u003c\/strong\u003e On the nose, kirsch-like fruit: cherry, mirabelle plum, almond and cherry stone. Liquorice and bitter orange follow on the palate, and the finish is long and mellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking for a bottle from that year? See our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/liquorwinecave.com.au\/collections\/born-in-1979\"\u003eborn in 1979 collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Delord","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42548634386591,"sku":"DELO79Tenareze","price":243.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/files\/delord-1979-armagnac-tenareze-40-700ml-575937.jpg?v=1712806270"},{"product_id":"comte-de-lamaestre-bas-armagnac-1979-40-700ml","title":"Comte de Lamaestre Bas Armagnac 1979 40% 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1979 vintage Bas Armagnac, bottled under the Comte de Lamaestre name. Its profile leans savoury and dry rather than sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColour.\u003c\/strong\u003e Amber.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mature, almost like an old full-bodied red wine, with coriander, toffee and ginger spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry and savoury, with grip, chewiness and nutty flavours. An intriguing, complex Armagnac.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCellaring.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ready to drink now, but it will keep. Other vintages and houses are in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/liquorwinecave.com.au\/collections\/armagnac\"\u003eArmagnac collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Comte De Lamaestre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42548638122143,"sku":"CL79","price":243.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/files\/comte-de-lamaestre-bas-armagnac-1979-40-700ml-942269.jpg?v=1712741390"},{"product_id":"christian-drouin-calvados-1979-pays-dauge-40-700ml","title":"Christian Drouin Calvados 1979 Pays D'Auge 40% 700ml","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAgeing finished in sherry casks for almost two years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eColour: Amber colour. Brilliant. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNose: great aromatic complexity dominated by wood and spices topping the apple. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePalate: Lively, complex, full-bodied. \"... a beautiful, enchanting bouquet that takes the essences of apple, oak, and spirits and transforms them into a singular perfume\" .......\"there is so much going on in all the layers of taste that it's difficult to capture all the action\". 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Four traditional grape varieties: Ugni-Blanc, Folle Blanche, Colombard and Baco (the most emblematic). Sustainable agriculture: organic manure is produced by 600 ewes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSTRENGTHS OF LAUBADE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrapes exclusively coming from the property and from a single year ‘Home-made’ and single distillation, grape variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Home-made’ and single distillation, grape variety by grape variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe only Armagnac House coopering its own casks, from Gascony oak, to ensure the finest maturing process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete traceability of the eaux-de-vie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blend differs from a year to another. A unique range selection of Vintages that are older than 50 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStored in « dames-jeannes » that guarantee a slow and highly controlled evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe oldest “Collection vintages” rest in a unique ageing cellar called « Le Paradis » (Paradise in French).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Chateau de Laubade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540060950687,"sku":"laubade1979","price":323.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/files\/LaubadeBasArmagnac1979-846557.jpg?v=1723767312"},{"product_id":"darroze-1979-domaine-le-tuc-grand-bas-armagnac-49-700ml","title":"Darroze 1979 Domaine le Tuc Grand Bas Armagnac 49% 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe color is a stunning gold with amber hues. The aroma is pungent and intense, with scents of prune, orange peels, and dry fig, accompanied by a blend of fine spices such as pepper and nutmeg. On the palate, the tannins are smooth and round, highlighting the same spicy and fruity flavors of licorice, clove, and white pepper. The finish is impressively long. Made from a blend of 50% baco and 50% Ungi Blanc, aged for 43 years in oak and bottled in April 2022 with a 49% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bouquet is fine and offers delicate oaky notes of toast, tobacco, and warm honey, balanced by woody undertones of toasted bread, brown tobacco, butterscotch, and beeswax. Exceptionally well-crafted and harmonious on the palate, with a perfect balance of aromas, alcohol, and tannins, resulting in a long and\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Francis Darroze","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46696847376543,"sku":"DAR1979LETUC","price":461.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/files\/DAR1979LETUC-666323.jpg?v=1726907113"}],"url":"https:\/\/liquorwinecave.com.au\/collections\/born-in-1979.oembed","provider":"Liquor Wine Cave","version":"1.0","type":"link"}