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clés des ducs Armagnac 1980
- Ageing Millésime 1980
- Cask Gascon black oak
This Armagnac Millésime 1980 from Clés des Ducs is a single-harvest eau-de-vie, from a house founded in 1774 in Panjas, in the Gers. It is distilled continuously, at low temperature, in a copper Armagnac still, then aged in Gascon black oak casks with a measured toast. Bottled at 40° in a 70 cl bottle, this AOC Armagnac makes a first-rate gift for a birth, a wedding or a birthday tied to 1980, or a bottle to open to mark a date that matters.
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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