Delord Epopee 130th Anniversary Armagnac 43% 700ml

Brand: Delord (Maison Delord)

Release Name: Épopée — 130th Anniversary Grand Eau de Vie

Spirit Style / Type: Multi-Vintage Commemorative Blend Bas-Armagnac

Composition: Blend of 1900, 1938, 1973, 1974 and 2004 Vintages — One per Generation of Delord Family Distillers

Age: Multi-Vintage Blend (Oldest Component: 1900, 123 Years Old at Release)

Volume: 700ml Bottle

Alc / Vol (%): 43.0%

Country: France

Region: Bas-Armagnac (Lannepax, Gascony)

Cask Type: Aged in Oak Barrels Across Multiple Decades; Distilled Using Traditional Continuous "Sier" Alembic Stills

Limited Edition: Yes (One-Off Commemorative Release Marking Delord's 130th Anniversary — Genuinely Irreplaceable Vintage Components)

Award Winner: Not independently confirmed with a specific competition score at time of writing — Delord as a house holds exceptional acclaim across its range, including multiple 96-98 point scores from Wine Enthusiast for other expressions

Maison Delord is a family-owned Armagnac house founded in 1893 by Prosper Delord in Lannepax, in the heart of Bas-Armagnac, Gascony. Now run by the fourth generation of the family — Jérôme and Sylvain Delord, under the guidance of their father Jacques — the estate grows all four traditional Armagnac grape varieties across 45 hectares and 11 parcels, and distills using both traditional continuous stills and double distillation. Delord's cellars hold over 700 oak barrels and more than 1,400 vintages dating back to the early 20th century, with the oldest kept in a room the family calls "Le Paradis." Épopée stands as the definitive expression of that multi-generational legacy, marking 130 years since Prosper Delord first earned recognition for his craft.

This is a genuinely rare concept in spirits: rather than a standard age-statement blend, Delord selected one specific vintage to represent each generation of the family that has run the house since 1893 — including a 123-year-old Armagnac distilled in 1900 by founder Prosper Delord himself, drawn from the family's most treasured reserves kept in a cellar room they call "Le Paradis," away from the light. As Jérôme Delord puts it, the release marks the family's place in Armagnac history "just as my grandfather did in his time," while Master Blender Sylvain Delord calls it "an aromatic journey through the craftsmanship of four generations." Delord has earned recognition for excellence since its very first year — Prosper Delord won the Agricultural Contest Medal in 1893 — and 130 years later, this blend stands as the house's definitive anniversary statement, assembled entirely from the family's own historic reserves rather than newly sourced material. With genuinely irreplaceable components (the 1900 vintage alone cannot be recreated), this is a serious, museum-piece purchase for the most dedicated Armagnac collectors — a tangible piece of 130 years of Gascon distilling history in a single bottle.