the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1973

ABV43.7 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

PELLEHAUT ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1973 BRUT DE FÛT

• Cask 400-litre casks, large-grain oak from the estate and Limousin
• Grape varieties Ugni Blanc

Harvest 1973, under the Armagnac Ténarèze appellation. The estate distils using a traditional continuous Armagnac still, single-heated and wood-fired, then ages its eaux-de-vie in 400-litre large-grain oak casks sourced from the property itself and from Limousin.

ColourColour: pale golden yellow with the faintest amber hue

NoseNotes of undergrowth, cinnamon and fresh walnut

PalateVery smooth and lingering, rather restrained, with overripe plum and quince

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

Domaine de Pellehaut

• Location Montréal-du-Gers, Gers
• Appellation Ténarèze
• Grape varieties Ugni Blanc and Folle Blanche
• Distillation Continuous-flow Armagnac still, wood-fired

Château de Pellehaut stands in Montréal-du-Gers, on the hillsides of the Ténarèze, where clay-limestone soils take over from the sands of the Bas-Armagnac. The Béraut family has been rooted here for four centuries; it was Gaston Béraut who revived distillation in the 1950s before passing the estate to his sons Martin and Mathie…

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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation

AOC Armagnac

Characteristic(s)

Complex - Soft - Long - Round

Size

70 cl

Department

Gers

Vintage

1973

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

43.7 °

Type

Armagnac

Grape variety

100% Ugni-Blanc

Reference

PELLEHAUT_ARMAGNAC_1973

ComplexSoftLongRound

How it is made

The presence of mosaics depicting vines, two kilometres away at the Gallo-Roman villa of Séviac, suggests that viticulture was already established at Pellehaut in Roman times… The estate extends today over 550 hectares, of which 250 hectares are under vine. It is a farming estate managed in the traditional way by two brothers, Martin and Mathieu BERAUT.