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Key facts

Vintage1988
ABV40.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
this bottle

BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1988

  • Cask Limousin oak
  • Grape varieties Ugni Blanc or Baco
  • Terroir tawny sands
  • Distillation Armagnac-type continuous still

The 1988 harvest was distilled and aged at Château de Bordeneuve, on land of tawny sands. Thirty-eight years have passed. This Armagnac, made from Ugni Blanc or Baco, was distilled in an Armagnac-type continuous still, then aged in Limousin oak casks. The house produces only about fifty casks a year, and this vintage is one of its witnesses. To be enjoyed as a digestif or shared at a family meal where the year 1988 is recounted. It is presented in a 70 cl Cognac-style bottle.

Colouramber with mahogany highlights
Nosefine, with aromas of cinnamon and Corinth raisins
Palatefine and elegant, well balanced, with aromas of dried fruit
Finishlightly spiced

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif

the house

Baron de Sigognac

  • Location Château de Bordeneuve, near Eauze (Gers)
  • Appellation Bas-Armagnac
  • Grape varieties Ugni Blanc and Baco (variable blends: 100% Ugni Blanc, 80/20 or 50/50 depending on the cuvée)
  • Distillation Traditional armagnacais still (short column), continuous distillation, almost a century old, producing approximately 50 to 60 casks per year

Baron de Sigognac is produced at Château de Bordeneuve, on the sandy-tawny soils around Eauze, the capital of Bas-Armagnac, by the Guasch family, who have been established in Gascony since the twelfth century. Continuous distillation has been practised here since 1974, using a traditional armagnacais still nearly a century old,…

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Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Characteristic(s)
Elegant - Balanced - Fruity
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1988
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
40.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
SIGOGNAC_1988
ElegantBalancedFruity

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