the bottle
Vintage 1985 bottled at cask strength, meaning at the natural degree at which the eau-de-vie left the oak, without reduction and without cold filtration. The bottles are numbered.
Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif
The 1985 vintage stands out for its notes of dark fruit, blackberry and blackcurrant, with a characteristic hint of spice. On the palate, a crisp quality and a touch of brightness give this eau-de-vie a lively character, with fine tannins and a lingering finish. It is now at its peak.
Built in 1870 in the commune of Sorbets, in the heart of Bas-Armagnac, Château de Laubade has been run since 1974 by the Lesgourgues family, now in its third generation with Denis and Arnaud Lesgourgues. Across one hundred hectares of unbroken vineyard, six traditional grape varieties, Baco, Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, Colombard…
All Château de Laubade Armagnacs →The record
Nose: smoky notes - walnut - a hint of leather
Expressive - Round
Woody - Balanced - Fruity - Rounded
Woody - Mellow - Fruity - Long
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The year on the label
Authentic vintages, from 1888 to the present day.
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