BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1973

Name: BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1973
Brand: Baron de Sigognac
SKU: SIGOGNAC_1973
Price: 270.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Armagnac 1973 - Baron de Sigognac

Baron de Sigognac

The last vintage before the Guasch era at Bordeneuve: the Sigognac 1973.

Vintage: 197353 years since the harvest
ABV: 40.0% vol.
Capacity: 70cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest
Character Woody - Sweet - Fruity - Long

€270.00

(€385.71 / L)

i.e. €385.71 per litre

Shipped wedged and protected in a reinforced box, tracked delivery.
Gift tube or wooden case depending on the bottle, ready to give.
Authentic vintage straight from the house's cellar.

the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1973

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1973

Cask oak from the Limousin forest
Grape varieties Ugni Blanc or Baco
Terroir Tawny sands soil
Distillation Armagnac-style continuous still

Harvested in 1973, a year before the Guasch family took over Château de Bordeneuve, this eau-de-vie knew the estate's former era before joining the Baron de Sigognac reserves. Fifty-three years have passed since the harvest. It comes from Ugni Blanc or Baco grown on tawny sands soil, distilled in an Armagnac-style continuous still, then aged in a Limousin oak cask. At Sigognac, each year is kept apart: no blending, no mixing, only the patience of a single cask. Cognac-style 70 cl bottle, filled when the order is placed and presented in a wooden box.

Colouramber

Nosewoody, with candied orange, rancio and candied fruits

Palatevery unctuous, full, with great presence and finesse

Finishlong, with a smooth finish

Serve with Best enjoyed as a digestif

the vintage

The Year 1973

Vintage good

1973 was marked by the first oil crisis and the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, which ended American involvement in Vietnam. Despite this turbulent global context, Gascony produced a robust and wide-ranging vintage. Aged for more than half a century in Gascon oak casks, these eaux-de-vie display intense aromas of prunes, liquorice and roasted coffee.

the house

Baron de Sigognac

Location Château de Bordeneuve, near Eauze (Gers)
Appellation Bas-Armagnac
Grape varieties Ugni Blanc and Baco (variable blends: 100% Ugni Blanc, 80/20 or 50/50 depending on the cuvée)
Distillation Traditional armagnacais still (short column), continuous distillation, almost a century old, producing approximately 50 to 60 casks per year

Baron de Sigognac is produced at Château de Bordeneuve, on the sandy-tawny soils around Eauze, the capital of Bas-Armagnac, by the Guasch family, who have been established in Gascony since the twelfth century. Continuous distillation has been practised here since 1974, using a traditional armagnacais still nearly a century old,…

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