this bottle
clés des ducs Armagnac 1977
- Ageing Vintage 1977, distilled at Panjas, unblended
In January 1977, the Centre Pompidou opened its doors in Paris. The Gascon harvest of that same year yielded this eau-de-vie, distilled at Panjas and then aged separately, cask by cask, without blending. It is now forty-nine years old from the harvest. Clés des Ducs, a house founded in Panjas in 1774, seeks in its vintages an Armagnac that is long, rich and smooth, carried by a gentle oakiness. The 70 cl Exception bottle is bottled at 40% vol. and comes in a cardboard gift box. A perfect choice for a 49th anniversary, before the milestone of the fiftieth.
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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