BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1974

Name: BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1974
Brand: Baron de Sigognac
SKU: SIGOGNAC_1974
Price: 254.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Armagnac 1974 - Baron de Sigognac

Baron de Sigognac

1974, the year it all began for the Guasch family at Château de Bordeneuve.

Vintage: 197452 years since the harvest
ABV: 40.0% vol.
Capacity: 70cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest
Character Fruity - Round

€254.00

(€362.86 / L)

i.e. €362.86 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

Vintage1974

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1974

Ageing until the bottling date shown on the back label
Cask oak from the Limousin forest
Grape varieties Ugni Blanc or Baco
Terroir tawny sands
Distillation Armagnac-style continuous still

1974 is a key date for Baron de Sigognac: it is the year the Guasch family took over Château de Bordeneuve, near Eauze. This vintage therefore marks the beginning of a family story that has lasted fifty-two years. Made from Ugni Blanc or Baco grown on tawny sands, distilled in an Armagnac-style continuous still, it has aged in Limousin oak casks. For a couple married in 1974 or for a 52nd anniversary, this is a bottle that carries real meaning. It is presented in 70 cl and is bottled only to order; the bottling date is printed on the back. Delivered in a wooden box.

Colouramber with orange highlights

Nosefresh and powerful, white peaches and Williams pears

Palatefull and fresh, cinnamon and vanilla, fruity

Finishlong, with toasted almonds

Serve with Best enjoyed as a digestif

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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