PELLEHAUT ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1996 BRUT DE FÛT

Name: PELLEHAUT ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1996 BRUT DE FÛT
Brand: Domaine de Pellehaut
SKU: PELLEHAUT_ARMAGNAC_1996
Price: 139.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Armagnac 1996 - Domaine de Pellehaut

Domaine de Pellehaut

Banana, sherbet candy and hyacinth: the 1996 from Pellehaut surprises with its exuberant nose, then settles into fresh orange.

Vintage: 199630 years since the harvest
ABV: 48.4% vol.
Capacity: 70cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest
Character Nose: Very rich nose of banana, sour candy and hyacinth.

€139.00

(€198.57 / L)

i.e. €198.57 per litre

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

Vintage1996

ABV48.4 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

PELLEHAUT ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1996 BRUT DE FÛT

Cask 400-litre barrels, large-grain oak from the estate and from Limousin
Grape varieties Folle Blanche

This is arguably the most unexpected nose in the range: the estate's tasting notes pick out banana, sherbet candy and hyacinth. The palate then finds its balance between a savoury character and aromas of fresh orange. The house oenologist thinks of linden blossom, chestnut and roasted marron, and suggests tasting it with a sugar cube. This Folle Blanche has been bottled at cask strength, at 48.4% vol. The estate also suggests using it in a Stinger, with white crème de menthe.

ColourMedium amber

NoseVery rich: banana, sherbet candy, hyacinth

PalateFine balance between a savoury character and aromas of fresh orange

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif

the vintage

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.

the house

Domaine de Pellehaut

Location Montréal-du-Gers, Gers
Appellation Ténarèze
Grape varieties Ugni Blanc and Folle Blanche
Distillation Continuous-flow Armagnac still, wood-fired

Château de Pellehaut stands in Montréal-du-Gers, on the hillsides of the Ténarèze, where clay-limestone soils take over from the sands of the Bas-Armagnac. The Béraut family has been rooted here for four centuries; it was Gaston Béraut who revived distillation in the 1950s before passing the estate to his sons Martin and Mathie…

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