the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1968
ABV40.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
this bottle

clés des ducs Armagnac 1968

  • Ageing Vintage 1968, distilled at Panjas, unblended

1968 began in February with the Winter Olympics in Grenoble. In the autumn, the Gascon harvest went to the distillery at Panjas, and this eau-de-vie embarked on a long stay in oak casks, never blended with any other year. Fifty-eight years on, it retains the character that Clés des Ducs has always sought: length, richness, smoothness, and a wood influence that stays gently in the background. Presented in the house style for its vintages, it comes in a 70 cl Exception bottle at 40% vol., housed in a cardboard gift box. A fine gift for a 58th birthday, or simply a reason to raise a glass to 1968.

the vintage

The year 1968

1968 was the year that changed everything, from the cobblestones of May in Paris to the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy in the United States. The Gascon harvest of that turbulent year yielded spirits of strong character, now aged for nearly six decades in oak casks, with intense spice and a well-present rancio.

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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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1968
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
40.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
CLESDDUCS1968

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