clés des ducs Armagnac 1991

Clés des ducs

Ageing: 35years in cask
ABV: 40.0% vol.
Capacity: 70cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest

€99.00

Shipped wedged and protected in a reinforced box, tracked delivery.
Gift tube or wooden case depending on the bottle, ready to give.
Authentic vintage straight from the house's cellar.

the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1991

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

clés des ducs Armagnac 1991

Ageing 1991 vintage, single harvest year, unblended
Cask Oak casks, light oak influence

This Clés des Ducs 1991 vintage is an eau-de-vie from a single harvest year, never blended with any other. Whatever the character of the year, the cellar master selects his casks to produce an Armagnac that is long, rich and smooth, with deliberately restrained oak influence. Presented in a 70 cl Exception bottle and cardboard gift box, it is bottled at 40% vol. A ready-made gift idea for a birth, a wedding or an anniversary from the year 1991.

the vintage

The 1991 Vintage

1991 was marked by a late April frost that affected several vineyards across the greater South-West and reduced yields in certain areas. The eaux-de-vie it produced nonetheless display an elegant and powerful profile, with notes of fruit, prune and a subtle woody touch, the palate round, full and generous with hints of candied fruit and spice.

the house

Clés des Ducs

Founded in 1774
Location Panjas, Gers
Appellation Armagnac (Bas-Armagnac and Ténarèze depending on the expression)
Grape varieties Traditional Gascon grape varieties, principally Ugni Blanc, along with Baco, Folle Blanche and Colombard
Distillation Continuous distillation at low temperature in a copper Armagnac still

The story of Clés des Ducs begins in 1774 in Panjas, in the Gers, with Paul Baylac, lord of the village, who distilled its first eaux-de-vie. Since 2008, the house has been owned by the Groupe Armanoir, which upholds a craft built on traditional Gascon grape varieties, with Ugni Blanc at the fore, alongside Baco, Folle Blanche …

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