the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1991

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

LAUBADE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1991

• Cask Pedunculate oak from Gascony, 420-litre casks

François Laura, cellar master at Laubade, and the Lesgourgues family decide together, tasting after tasting, when a vintage is ready. For this 1991 harvest, the house describes aromas of prune and candied grapes, a powerful, supple and rich palate, followed by a refined finish. The eau-de-vie was distilled in the estate's own still and aged in Gascon oak casks made from staves grown on the property. The 70 cl bottle, bottled at 40% vol., is a natural choice for those born in 1991.

NosePrune and candied grapes

PalatePowerful, supple and rich

FinishGreat finesse

Serve with Best enjoyed as a digestif

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

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)

Fruity - Powerful - Rich - Supple

Size

70 cl

Department

Gers

Vintage

1991

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type

Armagnac

Reference

LAUBADE_1991

FruityPowerfulRichSupple

How it is made

The Célébration vintages form a unique range of millésimes aged in Gascony oak casks, with ageing periods ranging from 15 to 50 years. Each eau-de-vie rests in an antique bottle nestled within a beautiful personalised wooden gift box.