It’s not a cognac this time – as an exception. Lafite Rothschild Très Vieille Réserve 1996 Armagnac bottle. Our reader’s wife got the Armagnac from an earlier boyfriend in 1996-1997. The couple found it today and is wondering how good and expensive this Armagnac is.

It’s not a Bordeaux red wine, it’s not a Cognac

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Vieille Reserve Armagnac Rothschild

As you can see the wax seal has dried out and broke over the years. It looks kind of a very dark brown-ish color, so I\’m not sure if it was black or red originally. The cork inside the straw basket is dark aswell.

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Reader asks: How old means Tres Vieille suposing the bottle is from 1996?

More information is needed. If you have an idea, or any comments – please go for it and leave some comments.