the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1990

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

LAUBADE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1990

• Cask Gascon pedunculate oak, 420-litre casks

The Laubade vineyards stretch across gently sloping hillsides, with sandy soils and boulbènes typical of the great terroirs of Bas-Armagnac. The 1990 harvest yielded this single-vintage eau-de-vie, which the estate describes as fruity on the nose, wrapped in the vanilla of the wood, then balanced and round on the palate, full-bodied, with notes of plum and candied grape. A generous style, best shared after dinner. Bottled at the château in 70 cl, at 40% vol., it makes a fine gift for an anniversary or a wedding celebrated in 1990.

NoseFruity aromas wrapped in woody vanilla

PalateBalanced and round, fruity and full-bodied: plum and candied grape

Serve with Best enjoyed as a digestif

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the vintage

The year 1990

Vintage good

1990 was a year of liberation and reunification, marked by Nelson Mandela's release from prison after twenty-seven years and the reunification of Germany. In Gascony, that year's harvest yielded spirits with a fruity, well-balanced profile, now aged for more than three decades in Gascon oak casks, with notes of dried fruits and vanilla.

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

1990

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type

Armagnac

Reference

LAUBADE_1990

WoodyBalancedFruityRounded

How it is made

The Célébration vintages form a unique range of aged Armagnacs, matured in Gascon oak casks for between 15 and 50 years. Each eau-de-vie rests in an antique bottle nestled within a beautiful personalised wooden gift box.