the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1987
ABV47.8 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
this bottle

CHÂTEAU DE BORDENEUVE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1987 BRUT DE FÛT

  • Ageing until the bottling date shown on the back label
  • Cask oak
  • Grape varieties 100% Ugni Blanc
  • Terroir Bas-Armagnac, sables fauves
  • Distillation armagnacaise pot still, single pass, at 56%

The 1987 is the oldest vintage from Bordeneuve in our selection. A pure Ugni Blanc from the sables fauves, it was distilled in a single pass, leaving the still at around 56%, then aged alone in oak casks until the bottling date shown on its back label. Time has brought it down to 47.8% vol., with no water added. The house describes an amber robe with mahogany highlights, a refined nose of vanilla, cinnamon and candied oranges, a great deal of roundness, and a long finish of toasted almonds. It is presented in a wooden gift box.

Colouramber with mahogany highlights
Noserefined, with notes of vanilla, cinnamon and candied oranges
Palategreat roundness, with floral, woody, spiced and lingering notes
Finisha beautiful finish of toasted almonds and vanilla

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif

the house

Château de Bordeneuve

  • Location Castelnau-d'Auzan-Labarrère, Gers
  • Appellation Bas-Armagnac
  • Grape varieties Ugni Blanc (approximately 75%) and Baco (approximately 25%)
  • Distillation Continuous Armagnac column still, nearly a century old; distillation on lees, spirit leaving the still at between 55 and 58% vol.

In the heart of Bas-Armagnac, in the commune of Castelnau-d'Auzan-Labarrère, Château de Bordeneuve belongs to the Guasch family, rooted in Gascony since the twelfth century and owners of the estate since 1974. On their own Ugni Blanc and Baco vines, the house still distils using a near-century-old Armagnac column still, run day…

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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Characteristic(s)
Gentle - Floral - Powerful - Round
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1987
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
47.8 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
BORDENEUVE_1987
GentleFloralPowerfulRound

How it is made

Exceptional soils yield a Bas-Armagnac aged in oak casks that is at once smooth on the palate and richly aromatic. Amber colour with mahogany highlights. Generous roundness on the palate.

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