Amateur Spirit Sabine Dulhoste 1984

Review #1391; Brandy #75

This Armagnac comes from the Dulhoste family farm and was distilled by Sabine Dulhoste. This was distilled from 100% Baco grapes, aged for 40 years in oak casks which were made from trees grown on the farm, and bottled with natural color, no additives, and no chill-filtration..

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Distillery: Dulhoste Family Farm

Bottler: Amateur Spirit

Region:  France

Still: N/A

ABV: 52.9%

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Nose:  Nutty, Apple Skin, , Brine,  Apple Cider Vinegar, Lavender

Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Apple Skin, Nutty, Apple Cider Vinegar, Brine, and Lavender, Earl Grey Tea, minerality

Finish:  Long finish, Lavender, Apple Cider Vinegar, Brine, Nutty, Earl Grey Tea, minerality

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Rating: 5/10

For me, this is fine and is meant towards bigger oak fiends than I. I normally don’t find very well aged spirits exceptionally oak driven but this is the case here. It opened up quite nice but the more of it I drank the more that oak came out and just bashed me over the head with a 2×4, which really brought down a good spirit with interesting flavors. Fine for me, but others probably will enjoy it a lot more.  

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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 better exists.

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