Monluc Armagnac Vintage 1978

Name: Monluc Armagnac Vintage 1978
Brand: Château de Monluc
SKU: MONLUC_1978
Price: 236.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Armagnac 1978 - Château de Monluc

Château de Monluc

An Armagnac from the 1978 harvest, taken from the vintage collection of Château de Monluc, to mark a date.

Ageing: 48years in cask
ABV: 43.0% vol.
Capacity: 70cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac-Ténarèze
Region Southwest

€236.00

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

Vintage1978

ABV43.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac-Ténarèze

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

Monluc Armagnac Vintage 1978

Ageing 1978 vintage, harvest year
Terroir Ténarèze

A bottle from 1978 naturally finds its place as a gift: a birth, wedding or birthday celebrated in 1978, or a nod to a generation. This vintage is the eau-de-vie of a single harvest, that of 1978, and the appellation only allows it from ten years of age. It joins the collection that Château de Monluc, in Saint-Puy, in the Gers, keeps from 1963 to 2016. An Armagnac-Ténarèze of 70 cl at 43% vol., it can be carefully kept or opened at the table of the person you wish to honor.

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

Château de Monluc

Location Château de Monluc, Saint-Puy (Gers)
Appellation Armagnac-Ténarèze

In Saint-Puy, in the Gers, the Château de Monluc stands on the remains of a 13th-century castle: it is the paternal home of Marshal Blaise de Monluc. The Lassus family, still the owners, developed Armagnac here and created Pousse Rapière on the estate in 1963. Its Armagnacs are born in Ténarèze, in the heart of Gascony. Since 2…

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The record