Saint Christeau 1935 Armagnac
Origin: France / 41% / Price: around 450-600€
Again, as some times with these super vintage armagnacs, the problem is definitely the low ABV and also the somewhat dead oak, it's not crisp and delicious as in other cases, but a bit too passive already. Still overall a good balance and nice notes but had some better 1930s french brandies.
90/100 Points
Nose:
Initially almost no nose, hint of almond and tobacco, otherwise virtually non-existent, needed lots of air and warmth, then comes interesting slate at first, then baked apple, plum, cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, dark toffee, quince, camphor and old dry wood, leather
Taste:
Nice sweet-dry blend, apricot, tobacco leaf, baked apple, dry oak, quince, toffee and honey, plum and fairly decent leather in the back third
Finish:
Quince, plum, apple chips, tobacco, oak, fruit peels, dry, just under medium length
