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Vintage1974
ABV42.0 % vol.
Capacity150 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
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MILLET ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1974 MAGNUM 150 Cl

  • Ageing Vintage 1974, single-harvest eau-de-vie, aged in oak casks at the domaine
  • Cask French oak casks, aged in the cellars of Château de Millet until bottling
  • Grape varieties Baco and Ugni Blanc, grape varieties of the Bas-Armagnac grown on the sandy soils of the domaine, in Eauze
  • Awards Prix du Président de la République 1998, Concours National des Grandes Eaux-de-vie d'Armagnac

A magnum placed at the centre of the table is meant to be shared: it is the format for anniversaries where there is a crowd. This one contains the 1974 harvest from the Dèche family, honoured in 1998 with the Prix du Président de la République at the concours des grandes eaux-de-vie d'Armagnac. Le Figaro Vin described it as both warm and elegant; the domaine's own tasting notes speak of oak-aged aromas on the nose, followed by a balanced, liquorice-laced and lightly spiced palate with a fine, generous amplitude. The 150 cl magnum, at 42% vol., comes presented in a wooden gift box to match its stature.

Noseelegant, with oak-aged aromas
Palateclean and balanced on the attack, with liquorice and soft spices on the finish
Finishfine, generous amplitude
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Château de Millet

  • Location Eauze, Gers
  • Appellation Bas-Armagnac
  • Grape varieties Baco (the preferred variety for distillation), together with Colombard, Ugni Blanc, Gros Manseng, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet for the estate's other productions
  • Distillation A continuously operating armagnacais still, used for the distillation of selected Baco wines, carried out during the first fortnight of December

Set on the sandy-clay hills to the north-west of Eauze, in the heart of Bas-Armagnac, Château de Millet has been tended by the Dèche family for five generations. Across its eighty hectares of the celebrated sables fauves, the estate favours the Baco grape variety, prized for the roundness and softness it expresses on this terro…

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Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Characteristic(s)
Expressive - Round
Size
150 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1974
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
42.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
MILLET_ARM_1974_MAG
ExpressiveRound

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