BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1998

Name: BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1998
Brand: Baron de Sigognac
SKU: SIGOGNAC_1998
Price: 71.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Armagnac 1998 - Baron de Sigognac

Baron de Sigognac

For a supporter born in the summer of the Bleus: the Baron de Sigognac 1998.

Vintage: 199828 years since the harvest
ABV: 40.0% vol.
Capacity: 70cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest
Character Fruity - Luscious - Harmonious - Long - Rounded

€71.00

(€101.43 / L)

i.e. €101.43 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

Vintage1998

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1998

Ageing until the bottling date shown on the back label
Cask Limousin oak
Grape varieties Ugni Blanc or Baco
Terroir tawny sands
Distillation Armagnac-type continuous still

Summer 1998 remains the summer of Les Bleus' World Cup victory. The autumn harvest was distilled in an Armagnac-type continuous still, then aged in Limousin oak casks at Château de Bordeneuve, near Eauze, on a terroir of tawny sands. It is the obvious bottle for a supporter born that year, or for rewatching the final with friends. Bottled to order, with the date on the back, it is 40 % vol. in a 70 cl format and comes in a wooden box.

Colourbeautiful pale amber colour

Nosecomplex and elegant, candied fruits, aromas of vanilla and rancio

Palategreat finesse and softness, notes of prunes and currants

Finishfine and long, roasted coffee and delicate oak

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif

the vintage

The year 1998

Vintage good

1998 will be remembered as the year France won the FIFA World Cup, with Zinédine Zidane scoring twice in the final. In Gascony, the vines yielded a vintage of fine freshness and vibrant fruit character. Aged for more than a quarter of a century in Gascon oak casks, these eaux-de-vie offer an approachable, youthful profile, combining candied fruits with white blossom.

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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