MILLET ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1996 POT GASCON 250 cl

92/100Gilbert & Gaillard

Château de Millet

This eau-de-vie develops in complexity with each passing year of cask ageing. The bottling date attests to the true age of your Armagnac. Sealed beneath a wax cap, it preserves every nuance of its aromatic range indefinitely.

Ageing: 30years in cask
ABV: 42.0% vol.
Capacity: 250cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest
Character Woody - Warm - Complex - Expressive - Rounded

€307.00

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Key facts

Vintage1996

ABV42.0 % vol.

Capacity250 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

MILLET ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1996 POT GASCON 250 cl

Ageing Vintage 1996, 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
Awards Gilbert & Gaillard 92/100

This vintage 1996 Bas-Armagnac from Château de Millet, presented in a 250 cl pot gascon, is an eau-de-vie from a single harvest year, 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: a complex nose with smoky and spiced notes, and almost exotic nuances on swirling (curry); a palate of pleasant softness and fine balance; a finish of aromatic intensity that brings length and character. The vineyard is managed using sustainable practices and holds the Haute Valeur Environnementale level 3 certification. Each vintage is available in 20 cl, 50 cl, 70 cl, magnum and 2.5 l pot gascon, with a wooden gift box as an option.

ColourDeep, with copper highlights

NoseComplex, with smoky and spiced notes, and almost exotic nuances on swirling (curry)

PalatePleasant softness with fine balance

FinishAromatic intensity bringing length and character

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The 1996 Vintage

Vintage grand

The year 1996 offered Gascony a fine balance between freshness and maturity. Spirits from this vintage stand out for their aromatic vivacity and elegance, with notes of fresh fruit, white flowers and hazelnut. After three decades of ageing in Gascon oak casks, they have developed hints of vanilla and gentle spice.

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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
Characteristic(s): Woody - Warm - Complex - Expressive - Rounded
Size: 250 cl
Department: Gers
Vintage: 1996
Region: Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE: 42.0 °
Type: Armagnac
Reference: MILLET_ARMAGNAC_1996_250CL

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How it is made

Vinified and distilled on the estate using a traditional Armagnac-style still, then aged in oak casks. An artisanal production of genuine quality. For five generations, the Dèche family, as owner-growers, have distilled Armagnac from their own vineyards, earning regular praise from specialist press both in France and abroad.

The vineyard sits on the rolling green hills to the north-west of Eauze, the capital of Armagnac, where sandy-clay and sandy soils, known as "sables fauves", alternate across the landscape. This distinctive terroir within the Bas-Armagnac zone is renowned for producing delicate, fruit-forward eaux-de-vie.