the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1997
ABV47.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
this bottle

CHÂTEAU DE BORDENEUVE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1997 BRUT DE FÛT

  • Cask oak
  • Grape varieties Ugni Blanc, Baco

Harvest 1997, distilled and aged at Château de Bordeneuve, in Castelnau d'Auzan, where the Guasch family works with a short-column copper alembic still. Each vintage matures separately in oak casks.

ColourBeautiful clear golden-yellow colour
NoseIntense and aromatic, with exotic fruits, cinnamon and vanilla, and a light touch of oak
PalateRefined and elegant on the palate, fresh and powerful at once, with pleasant notes of candied orange and ginger

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif

the house

Château de Bordeneuve

  • Location Castelnau-d'Auzan-Labarrère, Gers
  • Appellation Bas-Armagnac
  • Grape varieties Ugni Blanc (approximately 75%) and Baco (approximately 25%)
  • Distillation Continuous Armagnac column still, nearly a century old; distillation on lees, spirit leaving the still at between 55 and 58% vol.

In the heart of Bas-Armagnac, in the commune of Castelnau-d'Auzan-Labarrère, Château de Bordeneuve belongs to the Guasch family, rooted in Gascony since the twelfth century and owners of the estate since 1974. On their own Ugni Blanc and Baco vines, the house still distils using a near-century-old Armagnac column still, run day…

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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Characteristic(s)
Soft - Elegant - Fruity - Powerful
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1997
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
47.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
BORDENEUVE_1997
SoftElegantFruityPowerful

How it is made

This Bas-Armagnac draws on a very long-standing tradition. A clear, bright golden-yellow colour.

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