Review #: 398
Description: Chateau de Leberon 1994 Single Cask
Spirit: Armagnac
Background: This is a single cask of Armagnac bottled for PM Spirits and their 10 year anniversary. Distilled by Chateau de Leberon and comprised of 65% of Ugni-Blanc and 35% Colombard grapes, it was aged in a massive, 1300L Gascogny oak cask, it is bottled at cask strength without any additives.
Distillery – Chateau de Leberon
Bottler – Chateau de Leberon
Brand – Chateau de Leberon
Selection – PM Spirits
ABV – 46%
Age – 27 Years
Nose – Warm oak, fudge, dark cherry, sweet vanilla, blackberry, fruity tobacco. The oak on this is just heavenly
Taste – Oak, chocolate, dates, blackberries, creamy coffee, there’s a slight sweetness that helps balance the oak/chocolate really well. Nice buttery texture.
Finish – More oak and chocolate, dark fruits, leather. Long and warming with the oak. Not hot or spicy, just very pleasant
Score: 8
Would I buy a bottle? Yes
Thoughts: This is everything you want in a well aged brandy. Super oaky but in a balanced way. Not bitter but not too sweet. It’s a pour that you can spend all night with and never get sick of. For around $150, it’s a solid value and coming from such a huge cask, there’s a good amount of it still floating around to be able to grab a bottle for yourself.