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Key facts

Vintage1994
ABV40.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
this bottle

BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1994

  • Cask oak
  • Grape varieties Ugni Blanc, Baco

In May 1994, the Channel Tunnel was inaugurated. The Gascon harvest of that year was distilled and aged at Château de Bordeneuve, where each vintage keeps its own casks. Thirty-two years on, this Baron de Sigognac would make a fine gift for a British friend born in 1994, or for anyone who appreciates a connection between the two shores. The tasting note provided by the house appears below. 70 cl bottle, at 40% vol., bottled to order and delivered in a wooden box.

ColourPale amber
NoseFresh, refined and elegant, with candied fruit and vanilla
PalateWell-rounded and harmonious
FinishLong, with notes of prune

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif

the house

Baron de Sigognac

  • Location Château de Bordeneuve, near Eauze (Gers)
  • Appellation Bas-Armagnac
  • Grape varieties Ugni Blanc and Baco (variable blends: 100% Ugni Blanc, 80/20 or 50/50 depending on the cuvée)
  • Distillation Traditional armagnacais still (short column), continuous distillation, almost a century old, producing approximately 50 to 60 casks per year

Baron de Sigognac is produced at Château de Bordeneuve, on the sandy-tawny soils around Eauze, the capital of Bas-Armagnac, by the Guasch family, who have been established in Gascony since the twelfth century. Continuous distillation has been practised here since 1974, using a traditional armagnacais still nearly a century old,…

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Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Characteristic(s)
Elegant - Fresh - Fruity - Harmonious - Long - Rounded
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1994
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
40.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
SIGOGNAC_1994
ElegantFreshFruityHarmoniousLongRounded

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