the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1978
ABV40.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
this bottle

Marcel Trépout Armagnac Vintage 1978

  • Ageing 1978 vintage, harvest year
  • Cask French oak cask

A bottle from 1978 is meant for those for whom this date matters: a birth, a wedding, a birthday or a family memory. This vintage joins the collection of Marcel Trépout Armagnacs, whose years reach far back into the 20th century. Aged in a French oak cask, it is presented in a 70 cl bottle at 40% vol. At Marcel Trépout, eaux-de-vie that have reached maturity are then kept in glass demijohns, which halts their ageing: a way of keeping the character of a harvest year intact.

the vintage

The year 1978

Vintage grand

1978 was marked by the election of John Paul II, the first non-Italian pope in more than four centuries, in a year also defined by the FIFA World Cup in Argentina. In Gascony, the vines yielded a vintage of fine concentration and great maturity. Aged for nearly half a century, these eaux-de-vie offer a deep profile of roasted prunes and dark chocolate.

the house

Marcel Trépout

  • Location Château Notre Dame (Gers)
  • Appellation Armagnac

The Marcel Trépout Armagnacs originate at Château Notre Dame. In the 1940s, Marcel Trépout took over the cellars of Maison Daroux, which was based in its buildings, and laid the foundations of a house of great Armagnacs made for long ageing. Its eaux-de-vie age for at least thirty years in oak casks of about 400 litres, each on…

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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1978
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
40.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
MT_1978

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