the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1991
ABV40.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
this bottle

Marcel Trépout Armagnac Vintage 1991

  • Ageing 1991 vintage, harvest year
  • Cask French oak cask

An Armagnac from 1991 tells the story of one specific year: that of a birth, a wedding or an anniversary you want to mark with a lasting gesture. This bottle carries the harvest year and was aged in a French oak cask. Marcel Trépout Armagnacs trace their origins to Château Notre Dame, where Marcel Trépout took over the Maison Daroux cellars in the 1940s. Appellation Armagnac, 40% vol., 70 cl: a vintage to give, or to keep for a date that matters.

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

Marcel Trépout

  • Location Château Notre Dame (Gers)
  • Appellation Armagnac

The Marcel Trépout Armagnacs originate at Château Notre Dame. In the 1940s, Marcel Trépout took over the cellars of Maison Daroux, which was based in its buildings, and laid the foundations of a house of great Armagnacs made for long ageing. Its eaux-de-vie age for at least thirty years in oak casks of about 400 litres, each on…

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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1991
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
40.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
MT_1991

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