{"title":"Born in 1973: Vintage Armagnac and Spirits","description":"\u003cp\u003eBottles from 1973, still available. A 1973 vintage Armagnac is one of the few gifts you can buy that was actually made in the year somebody was born, and it has been in barrel ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVintages are single years, not blends, and once a cask is gone it is gone. If the year you want is not here, email \u003ca href=\"mailto:orders@liquorwinecave.com.au\"\u003eorders@liquorwinecave.com.au\u003c\/a\u003e and we will tell you what we can find.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"darroze-1973-la-poste-47-8-700ml","title":"Darroze 1973 La Poste Armagnac 47.8% 700ml","description":"Amber color, intense. Nose of Armagnac of great terroir, with aromas of chocolate, coffee, leather, honey, licorice. Extraordinary complexity, intensity and finesse. In the mouth, the tannins are present, dense. We feel again these flavors of roasting, leather and rancio. Beautiful length.","brand":"Francis Darroze","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42548595654815,"sku":"DAR1973LAPOSTE","price":564.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/files\/darroze-1973-la-poste-armagnac-478-700ml-267923.jpg?v=1712806411"},{"product_id":"grosperrin-cognac-de-collection-1973-aged-36yrs-petite-champagne-48-5-700ml","title":"Grosperrin 'Cognac De Collection' 1973 Petite Champagne 48.5% 700ml","description":"This vintage Cognac comes from a family of public notaries who has been located close to the city of Cognac for many generations. This Petite Champagne was part of the inheritance of the father, who had bequeathed his stocks of Cognac to his wife and his son, who was public notary like him. The father has bought this batch on January 1974 to one of his clients, who was at the time the President of one of the most important Cognac Houses. Unfortunately, when the father passed away, his wife and his son were in disagreement and the succession was blocked until we propose a solution. This is a very “sentimental” cognac, stored under State control since the 25th of January 1974, in a very humid cellar located on the bank of the Charente river in the city center of Cognac. This cellar is today the Cognac Museum. The harvest 1973 was abundant ( 62% compared to the harvest 1972 in Petite Champagne!) and was qualified of “harvest of the century” at the time.\r\n\r\nWarm gold colour, with amber lights. The nose is rich and unctuous; ripe fruits, dark-red plums, Mirabelle plums, spices (curcuma, cardamom, pepper) and sandalwood, cedar scents. Surrounding the fruits, the lovely old rancio nose that well-matured Cognac develops. The taste increase the fruity delicacies (plums again, dark chocolate with cinnamon) and the spicy side (tobacco, nutmeg). At the end, slightly bitter as coffee beans, complexity and elegancy of a controlled rancio.","brand":"Jean Grosperrin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42548629962911,"sku":"GROS73PC700ml","price":786.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/products\/grosperrin-cognac-de-collection-1973-petite-champagne-485-700ml-999871.jpg?v=1710900220"},{"product_id":"delo73","title":"Delord 1973 Bas Armagnac 40% 700ml","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eColour: Light amber Bas-Armagnac with old copper reflections.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNose: Rich, full, fruity, notes of blond tobacco, citrus and liquorice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMouth: Supple attack, balanced, melted tannins. We find a note of citrus and spice. Beautiful persistence in the mouth which leaves a feeling of roundness and softness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e","brand":"Delord","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42783775162527,"sku":"DELO73box","price":350.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/products\/delord-1973-bas-armagnac-40-700ml-246403.jpg?v=1709282027"},{"product_id":"christian-drouin-calvados-1973-pays-dauge-42-700ml","title":"Christian Drouin Calvados 1973 Pays D'Auge 42% 700ml","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eClassic Calvados aged in casks having contained only calvados and cider. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWorld-wide celebrated! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFRANCE: Martine NOUET comments: \"We all dream of achieving maturity without losing our freshness: let's hope that we all succeed as well as this COEUR DE LION 1973.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eU.S.A. Paul PACULT'S Spirit Journal - The ten-year Summary Issue Recapping every rating from 47 editions of the Spirit Journal from 1991 to 2000. The ten best brandies I've tasted : 1991-2000 \"Coeur de Lion\" 1973 Calvados Pays d'Auge France N° 5 !!! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMichael JACKSON - Observer Magazine, October 27, 2002: \"In this instance, the cask was refreshed with new cider, and it shows ripe fruit and apple blossoms in the fragrance and palate. 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Bottling on demand to guaranty the best quality possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHISTORY\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChâteau de Laubade was built in 1870 in the heart of the noblest area of the AOC Bas Armagnac and is today the premier Armagnac property.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eToday, the third generation is actively involved in the quest of excellence of the property, composed of 105 hectares of single vineyard, to make Château de Laubade an undisputed reference among the Armagnac category.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVINEYARD\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e105 hectares of single vineyard in Bas Armagnac. Four traditional grape varieties: Ugni-Blanc, Folle Blanche, Colombard and Baco (the most emblematic). 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