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Key facts

Vintage1990
ABV42.0 % vol.
Capacity150 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
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MILLET ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1990 MAGNUM 150 Cl

  • Ageing Vintage 1990, single-harvest eau-de-vie, aged in oak casks at the estate
  • Cask French oak casks, aged in the cellars of Château de Millet until bottling
  • Grape varieties Baco and Ugni Blanc, Bas-Armagnac grape varieties grown on the estate's sandy soils in Eauze

This Bas-Armagnac vintage 1990 from Château de Millet, presented in a 150 cl magnum, is a single-harvest eau-de-vie, vinified and distilled at the estate by the Dèche family, who have been grower-producers in Eauze for five generations. The house's 2026 catalogue describes it as follows: an elegant nose with notes of fresh fruit, plum and fig; a very well-balanced palate with fine, well-integrated tannins; and a complex, fresh finish. The vineyard is farmed using sustainable practices and holds Haute Valeur Environnementale level 3 certification. Each vintage is available in 20 cl, 50 cl, 70 cl, magnum and 2.5 l pot gascon formats, with an optional wooden gift box.

NoseElegant, with notes of fresh fruit, plum and fig
PalateVery well-balanced on the palate, with fine, well-integrated tannins
FinishComplex and fresh
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The year 1990

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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.

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Château de Millet

  • Location Eauze, Gers
  • Appellation Bas-Armagnac
  • Grape varieties Baco (the preferred variety for distillation), together with Colombard, Ugni Blanc, Gros Manseng, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet for the estate's other productions
  • Distillation A continuously operating armagnacais still, used for the distillation of selected Baco wines, carried out during the first fortnight of December

Set on the sandy-clay hills to the north-west of Eauze, in the heart of Bas-Armagnac, Château de Millet has been tended by the Dèche family for five generations. Across its eighty hectares of the celebrated sables fauves, the estate favours the Baco grape variety, prized for the roundness and softness it expresses on this terro…

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Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Caractéristique(s)
Expressive - Round
Size
150 cl
Département
Gers
Vintage
1990
Région
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
42.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
MILLET_ARM_1990_MAG
ExpressiveRound

How it is made

Vinified and distilled on the estate using a traditional Armagnac-style still, then aged in oak casks. A craft production of genuine quality. For five generations, the Dèche family, as owner-growers, have distilled Armagnac from their own vines, a spirit that is consistently praised by specialist press both in France and abroad.

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