1994 Château de Pellehaut Armagnac Tenareze

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  2/4/2020 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Deep caramel color. Tiramisu, burnt caramel and mahogany on the woodsy nose. Very elegant, albeit hot (48.5% abv). 24 years aging in barrel.

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  12/19/2015 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 95 Points

  It's hard to overstate what a profound drink and great value this armagnac is. The aromas of fruitcake and leather are powerful from eight inches away.

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  10/11/2015 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Tonight, I drank this armagnac next to Martell XO cognac (about twice the price). To my tastes, the armagnac was vastly superior, overwhelmingly more exciting and complex.
  
  This armagnac explodes with intense bubble gum, an array of dried fruits, cinnamon, leathery rancio, and dry oats. An extraordinary value for $70 or so.

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  10/1/2015 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I'm happy to sing the praises of the full line of Pellehaut armagnacs. They are all terrific and outstanding values. Kudos to K&L for offering them.
  
  The 1994 (20 years old) reminds me of intense bubble gum flavor, prunes and raisins, and cinnamon. It is relatively young and is only stating to develop the leathery flavors that I enjoy in older armagnacs. But it compensates with vibrant fruit and bubble gum flavor. ("Bubble gum flavor" is my best stab at describing a characteristic common to most armagnacs, but difficult to describe. I've used "cookie dough" before.)
  
  A couple of links:
  
  http://www.klwines.com/p/i?s=14CA1E0F21C1&i=1173762 (K&L description)
  
  http://charlesnealselections.com/cognac/cognac-vs-armagnac.html (an authoritative but easy-reading discussion of cognac and armanagc)

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