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BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 2001
- Cask Limousin forest oak
- Grape varieties Ugni Blanc or Baco
- Terroir fawn sands
- Distillation Armagnac-type continuous still
Harvested in 2001, distilled in an Armagnac-type continuous still, then aged in an oak cask from the Limousin forest: this Baron de Sigognac now has twenty-five years of life behind it. It is born in Castelnau d'Auzan, in Bas-Armagnac, on soil of fawn sands, from Ugni Blanc or Baco. Its pale yellow colour, its nose of prunes and vanilla and its spicy finish make it a ready-made gift for a 25th birthday, a birth or a wedding. It is offered in a 70 cl bottle, with its Baron de Sigognac wooden case.
Colourlovely pale yellow colour with luminous golden highlights
Nosefine and elegant, delicate aromas of prunes and exotic fruits blended with delicious notes of vanilla
Palategreat finesse and delicacy, enticing aromas of fresh fruit
Finishlong and lovely, subtly spicy and vanilla-laced
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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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