clés des ducs Armagnac 1998

Name: clés des ducs Armagnac 1998
Brand: Clés des Ducs
SKU: CLESDDUCS1998
Price: 90.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Armagnac 1998 - Clés des Ducs

Clés des Ducs

Clés des Ducs 1998: an Armagnac from a year France has never forgotten.

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

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest

€90.00

(€128.57 / L)

i.e. €128.57 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

Vintage1998

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

clés des ducs Armagnac 1998

Ageing Vintage 1998, distilled at Panjas, unblended

Summer 1998: France's national team became world champions at the Stade de France. That autumn, the Gascon harvest was distilled at Panjas by Clés des Ducs, and this eau-de-vie began its ageing in cask, set apart from any blending. The cellar master selects only the casks that offer length and smoothness, keeping the oak influence gentle. A 70 cl Exception bottle, bottled at 40% vol., presented in a cardboard gift box: a perfect choice for anyone born in 1998 or as a keepsake of July 1998 to share.

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

Clés des Ducs

Founded in 1774
Location Panjas, Gers
Appellation Armagnac (Bas-Armagnac and Ténarèze depending on the expression)
Grape varieties Traditional Gascon grape varieties, principally Ugni Blanc, along with Baco, Folle Blanche and Colombard
Distillation Continuous distillation at low temperature in a copper Armagnac still

The story of Clés des Ducs begins in 1774 in Panjas, in the Gers, with Paul Baylac, lord of the village, who distilled its first eaux-de-vie. Since 2008, the house has been owned by the Groupe Armanoir, which upholds a craft built on traditional Gascon grape varieties, with Ugni Blanc at the fore, alongside Baco, Folle Blanche …

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