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clés des ducs Armagnac 2001
- Ageing Vintage 2001, distilled at Panjas, unblended
Twenty-five years of marriage are celebrated as a silver wedding anniversary: for a couple who married in 2001, this Clés des Ducs vintage is the natural choice. It comes from a single harvest, distilled at Panjas and then aged in oak casks, with no blending. A quarter of a century in the chai gives the eau-de-vie a pleasing roundness while keeping a lively fruitiness. The cellar master composes each vintage through a careful selection of casks, resulting in an Armagnac that is long and smooth, with a gentle oakiness. The 70 cl Exception bottle is bottled at 40% vol. and comes in a cardboard gift box.
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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