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The nose has a slight smell of white plums and a touch of wood. Taste at entry is sensuous, sweet, with a bit of brown sugar. At midpalate, there's a seductive smokiness that takes on a pipe-tobacco quality. Concludes moderately sweet, yet you feel the pleasing, wood aroma.

Chabot's flagship Armagnac, the X.O. Superior, shimmers in a crystal cut glass bottle that is itself a work of art. The brandy is a unique blend of mature Armagnacs ages up to 35 years. With a satin golden amber colour and a nose of almond and plum, this Armagnac is full in the mouth with a powerful finish and spicy, long lasting aromas. X.O. is the statement piece in any fine spirit collection.