the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1985

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

LAUBADE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1985

• Cask Pedunculate oak from Gascony, 420-litre casks
• Awards 94/100, Finalist, Ultimate Spirits Challenge (United States) 2011

This 1985 vintage is highlighted by the estate for its score of 94/100 at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge, in the United States, in 2011. In 2022, it was also tasted blind at the Bordeaux Tasting, alongside France's best sommelier and best wine merchant. The estate's own tasting notes describe a plum rancio wrapped in the vanilla of the wood, followed by a well-balanced, rounded palate of toasted notes, vanilla and very ripe plum. A single harvest, bottled at the château, in 70 cl at 40% vol.

NosePlum rancio wrapped in the vanilla of the wood

PalateBalanced and rounded: toasted notes, vanilla, very ripe plum

Serve with Best enjoyed as a digestif

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the vintage

The 1985 vintage

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.

the house

Château de Laubade

• Founded in 1870
• Location Sorbets, Gers
• Appellation Bas-Armagnac
• Grape varieties Baco, Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, Colombard and Plant de Graisse (six varieties cultivated in total)
• Distillation Continuous single-distillation in a column-still alembic built in 1974, variety by variety

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…

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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation

AOC Armagnac

Characteristic(s)

Woody - Balanced - Fruity - Rounded

Size

70 cl

Department

Gers

Vintage

1985

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type

Armagnac

Reference

LAUBADE_1985

WoodyBalancedFruityRounded

How it is made

The Célébration vintages form a unique range of millésimes aged in Gascony oak casks, with maturation ranging from 15 to 50 years. Each eau-de-vie rests in an antique bottle nestled within a beautiful personalised wooden gift box.