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LAUBADE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1988
- Cask Gascon pedunculate oak, 420-litre casks
- Grape varieties Baco, Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, Colombard
Drawn entirely from the 1988 harvest, this vintage was aged in the cellars of Château de Laubade, in Gascon pedunculate oak casks crafted on the estate. It was then bottled at the domaine, in Sorbets, at the heart of Bas-Armagnac. This 1988 Armagnac reveals aromas of roasted almonds and fresh bread. Refined, velvety and well-balanced, with notes of vanilla on the palate and a pleasantly integrated oakiness.
Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif
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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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