A finish that moves from fresh rye bread to buttered cinnamon toast to a whisper of English walnut before closing cleanly
Twenty-six years in American and sherry oak at Dufftown
when it was decommissioned and the production moved to a much larger facility in the Philippines
France Vintage 1998 Producer Laberdolive — Domaine de Jaurrey Location Douze Valley — Labastide d'Armagnac Terroir Sables fauves — golden tawny sandy soils Grape Varieties Baco · Colombard · Ugni Blanc · Folle Blanche — distilled separately Still Alambic armagnacais — traditional continuous column still Casks Black Gascon oak — property wood Age 28 years in barrel Age in 2026 28 years ABV 46% ABV Critic Score No published score — Wine-Searcher shows "—" for 1998 Community Notes No CellarTracker notes submitted yet Range Context 1995: 93/100 · 1998: — · CT range avg: 94
The Language of Yes 2022 Grenache Additive Free A finish that moves fromWHATS UP, DOC? is the kind of thing Randall Grahm might say, an organically grown carrot, depending from his lower lip, pressed into service in lieu of a Gauloise, as he begins a conversation about his soon to be released wine, itself inspired by, among other things, medieval folk ballads, Occitan linguistics, definitively positive affirmations and a mystical affinity for the warm places where grapes are grown. From Cigars (Flying) to the Rhne Ranger