Domaine Petit Clavary L'Encantada 2009 12 yr Bas-Armagnac 750ml

L'Encantada was founded in 2011 by a trio of passionate sommeliers who set out to bring Scotch and bourbon-style transparency to Armagnac, sourcing rare single casks from small family domaines across Bas-Armagnac and bottling each one at cask strength with no additives or filtration. Every release bears the name of its originating estate along with its grape varieties and precise cask number, letting drinkers trace a bottle directly back to a specific farm and barrel rather than a blended house style.

This bottling comes from Domaine Petit Clavary, distilled in 2009 from Colombard and Ugni Blanc and aged twelve years in a single oak cask before being bottled in October 2022. Left undiluted at a robust 58.4 percent alcohol by volume, it retains the oak-driven intensity and concentrated character typical of L'Encantada's younger, cask-strength releases.

The nose leans into sweet spice, vanilla, and caramel, with an oak-forward profile that will feel familiar to bourbon drinkers exploring Armagnac for the first time. The palate is dry with a touch of smoke and light tannin, remarkably well balanced for its age and strength, closing on a warm, lingering finish that rewards slow sipping.