Delord's 1996 vintage Bas-Armagnac was distilled from Ugni Blanc, Colombard, and Baco 22A grapes grown on the Lannepax estate in the 1996 harvest. Distilled in the traditional Armagnacais continuous column still — the apparatus unique to the Armagnac appellation — the eau-de-vie was filled into Gascon oak barrels and aged in the Delord cellars for over two decades. During this extended maturation, the 1996 has developed from its initial raw freshness into a refined vintage Armagnac with notes of dried fruit, spiced oak, vanilla, and gentle rancio. Bottled at 40% ABV.

Maison Delord was established in 1893 by Prosper Delord, a travelling distiller who settled in Lannepax in the Gers department of south-west France. Lannepax lies in the heart of the Bas-Armagnac appellation — the most highly regarded of the three Armagnac sub-regions — on the sandy boulbènes soils considered ideal for growing Armagnac varietals of outstanding quality. The house has remained in family ownership across four generations, maintaining a library of vintage expressions that document the character of individual harvest years. Maison Delord is one of the important traditional producers of Bas-Armagnac, also producing the Comte de Lamaestre prestige vintage selection from the same cellars in Lannepax.