Armagnac Samalens Napoleon, gift box, 0.7 L
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Tasting Notes
Armagnac light amber, glowing color.
Round and elegant with notes of Armagnac fruit and soft tannins on the palate. Long aftertaste with subtle vanilla and oak notes.
Armagnac reveals fruity bouquet with aromas of peach, apricot, quince and delicate touch of honey.
Armagnac Armagnac Napoleon Samalens Ba - it is an excellent digestive. It is amazing in combination with coffee and not too strong cigars.
Interesting Facts
Samalens House was founded in 1882 by Jean Samalensom, at the moment it is one of the oldest houses of Armagnac, and he still belongs to the family Samalens. The grandson of the company founder Pierre Samalens continues the family business as a Master Blender and the president of the company. The house is located in the town of Samalens Laujuzan (Lozhyuzan), surrounded by vineyards and oak trees, in the heart of the Bas Armagnac, which is born one of the best in the world of Armagnac. Excellent taste of Armagnac Samalens, its high quality and exquisite unique design decanters allowed to become a world-renowned brand and gain recognition among fans of the drink. Armagnac house differ clean and rich aroma, fullness and roundness, and a wide range of manufactured house that Armagnac is very large, many of them are old vintages.
For the production of Armagnac Samalens grapes harvested from vines growing on a small section of the best appellasona Bas Armagnac, called the "Grand Bas Armagnac", where the soils are mainly sandy and clay-limestone. The distillation process takes place in a special copper armanyakskom alambike continuous. After distillation, the eau-de-vie (alcohol) placed in new barrels of black Gascon oak in which it resides about five years, after which the distillate is kept in old barrels. Aging is carried out on a rare "storey" method: the original barrels of alcohol were placed in the attic, where the difference between summer and winter temperatures is most pronounced, and then, as it ages, moved in below the room where the temperature fluctuations are not as sharp. Assemblage alcohols and blending them fortified waters are produced at least two years before bottling. During exposure fortress is reduced to 45-40%.
Samalens Ba Armagnac XO Napoleon - Bas Armagnac old, round, pleasant and well-balanced. It consists of alcohols with a minimum delay of 10-12 years.