this bottle
clés des ducs Armagnac 1965
- Ageing Vintage 1965, distilled at Panjas, unblended
In November 1965, France launched Astérix, its first satellite. A few weeks earlier, in Gascony, the harvest had yielded the eau-de-vie in this bottle, distilled at Panjas and aged alone in oak casks. Clés des Ducs never blends its vintages: each one retains the character of its year. Sixty-one years now stand between the harvest and your glass. The cellar master favours length and smoothness, with a restrained oakiness. The 70 cl Exception bottle, at 40% vol., is delivered in a cardboard gift box, a fine present for someone celebrating their 61st birthday.
the house
Clés des Ducs
- Founded in 1774
- Location Panjas, Gers
- Appellation Armagnac (Bas-Armagnac and Ténarèze depending on the expression)
- Grape varieties Traditional Gascon grape varieties, principally Ugni Blanc, along with Baco, Folle Blanche and Colombard
- Distillation Continuous distillation at low temperature in a copper Armagnac still
The story of Clés des Ducs begins in 1774 in Panjas, in the Gers, with Paul Baylac, lord of the village, who distilled its first eaux-de-vie. Since 2008, the house has been owned by the Groupe Armanoir, which upholds a craft built on traditional Gascon grape varieties, with Ugni Blanc at the fore, alongside Baco, Folle Blanche …
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