PELLEHAUT ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1988

PELLEHAUT ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1988 BRUT DE FÛT

Armagnac 1988 - Domaine de Pellehaut

Domaine de Pellehaut

Peppered wood, then lily and carnation: the 1988 from Pellehaut is a floral eau-de-vie, light and refreshingly easy on the palate.

Vintage
198838 years since the harvest
ABV
45.0% vol.
Capacity
70cl
  • Appellation AOC Armagnac
  • Region Southwest
  • Character Nose: On the nose, the wood is mellow, peppery, then very floral (lily, carnation).
€118.00

(€168.57 / L)

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Key facts

Vintage1988
ABV45.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
this bottle

PELLEHAUT ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1988 BRUT DE FÛT

  • Cask 400-litre casks, coarse-grained oak from the estate and from Limousin
  • Grape varieties Ugni Blanc

The 1988 is without doubt the most delicate of the domaine's vintages. Its golden amber colour introduces a nose where soft, peppery wood quickly gives way to flowers: lily and carnation. The palate is light and drinks with surprising ease for a cask strength spirit at 45% vol. The domaine's oenologist finds notes of cedar, prune and almond, with a fresh attack that gradually warms. The eau-de-vie is made exclusively from Ugni Blanc, distilled in a single pass in the Béraut family cellars.

ColourGolden amber
NoseSoft, peppery wood, then highly floral (lily, carnation)
PalateLight and refreshing

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif

the house

Domaine de Pellehaut

  • Location Montréal-du-Gers, Gers
  • Appellation Ténarèze
  • Grape varieties Ugni Blanc and Folle Blanche
  • Distillation Continuous-flow Armagnac still, wood-fired

Château de Pellehaut stands in Montréal-du-Gers, on the hillsides of the Ténarèze, where clay-limestone soils take over from the sands of the Bas-Armagnac. The Béraut family has been rooted here for four centuries; it was Gaston Béraut who revived distillation in the 1950s before passing the estate to his sons Martin and Mathie…

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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Characteristic(s)
Nose: On the nose, the wood is mellow, peppery, then very floral (lily, carnation).
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1988
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
45.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Grape variety
100% Ugni-Blanc
Reference
PELLEHAUT_ARMAGNAC_1988
Nose: On the nose, the wood is mellow, peppery, then very floral (lily, carnation).

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