the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1969
ABV40.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
this bottle

clés des ducs Armagnac 1969

  • Ageing Vintage 1969, distilled at Panjas, unblended

On 2 March 1969, Concorde made its first flight from Toulouse, just a few dozen kilometres from the vineyards of the Gers. The harvest from that same year was distilled at Panjas by Clés des Ducs, then aged in cask separately, as is the practice for all the house's vintages. The eau-de-vie is now fifty-seven years old from the harvest. The cellar master selects the casks that give length and roundness, keeping the oak influence discreet. Bottled at 40% vol. in a 70 cl Exception bottle with a cardboard gift box: a birthday present that tells the story of one very particular year.

the vintage

The Year 1969

1969 will forever be remembered as the year Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon before a billion television viewers, while Woodstock brought together four hundred thousand revellers. In Gascony, the vines of that legendary year yielded a harvest whose eaux-de-vie, aged for more than five decades in Gascon oak casks, have developed a complex and harmonious profile, ranging from prunes to noble spices.

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
1969
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
40.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
CLESDDUCS1969

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