the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1998
ABV40.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
this bottle

Marcel Trépout Armagnac Vintage 1998

  • Ageing 1998 vintage, harvest year
  • Cask French oak cask

An Armagnac from the 1998 harvest is a gift for those for whom this year matters: a birth, a wedding or a birthday, or simply a nod to a generation. Marcel Trépout Armagnacs take their origins at Château Notre Dame, where Marcel Trépout takes over, in the 1940s, the cellars of Maison Daroux. This vintage, from the house collection, was aged in a French oak cask and carries the Armagnac appellation. It is offered in a 70 cl bottle, at 40% vol., to be given or opened on an occasion that suits it.

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

Marcel Trépout

  • Location Château Notre Dame (Gers)
  • Appellation Armagnac

The Marcel Trépout Armagnacs originate at Château Notre Dame. In the 1940s, Marcel Trépout took over the cellars of Maison Daroux, which was based in its buildings, and laid the foundations of a house of great Armagnacs made for long ageing. Its eaux-de-vie age for at least thirty years in oak casks of about 400 litres, each on…

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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
1998
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
40.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
MT_1998

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