MILLET ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1998 POT GASCON 250 cl

Médaille d'orConcours Général Agricole

Château de Millet

The 1998 that the house recommends for discovering Armagnac, gold medal winner in Paris, here in a 250 cl pot gascon.

Vintage: 199828 years since the harvest
ABV: 42.0% vol.
Capacity: 250cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest
Character Woody - Warm - Complex - Expressive - Rounded

€274.00

(€109.60 / L)

i.e. €109.60 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.

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Key facts

Vintage1998

ABV42.0 % vol.

Capacity250 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

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MILLET ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1998 POT GASCON 250 cl

Ageing Vintage 1998, single-harvest eau-de-vie, aged in oak casks at the estate
Cask French oak casks, aged in the cellars of Château de Millet until bottling
Grape varieties Baco and Ugni Blanc
Awards Gold Medal, Concours Général Agricole Paris 2019

This 250 cl pot gascon holds the 1998 from Château de Millet, mahogany gold in colour, with an elegant, fresh nose that develops into vanilla notes, and a palate of dried and candied fruits. The eau-de-vie was awarded a gold medal at the Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2019. The large decanter lends itself to a collection or to a family celebration that stretches over several days. The label states the bottling date, and the wax seal preserves the aromas. Bottled at 42% vol., it is presented in a wooden gift box.

ColourMahogany gold

NoseElegant, with a touch of freshness followed by vanilla notes

PalateAromas of dried fruits, with more subtle notes of candied fruits

FinishPleasingly long finish

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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.

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Château de Millet

Location Eauze, Gers
Appellation Bas-Armagnac
Grape varieties Baco (the preferred variety for distillation), together with Colombard, Ugni Blanc, Gros Manseng, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet for the estate's other productions
Distillation A continuously operating armagnacais still, used for the distillation of selected Baco wines, carried out during the first fortnight of December

Set on the sandy-clay hills to the north-west of Eauze, in the heart of Bas-Armagnac, Château de Millet has been tended by the Dèche family for five generations. Across its eighty hectares of the celebrated sables fauves, the estate favours the Baco grape variety, prized for the roundness and softness it expresses on this terro…

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