the bottle

Key facts

Vintage2003
ABV48.8 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
this bottle

CHÂTEAU DE BORDENEUVE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 2003 BRUT DE FÛT

  • Ageing until the bottling date indicated on the back label
  • Cask oak
  • Grape varieties 100% Ugni Blanc
  • Terroir Bas-Armagnac, sables fauves
  • Distillation traditional armagnacais still, single distillation pass, at 56%

The 2003 shows a lovely golden-orange colour with golden highlights. The nose, refined and elegant, combines delicate notes of pear, lychee and mango with hints of ginger, vanilla and pepper. The finish is long, with prune and toasted hazelnut. This harvest of Ugni Blanc, from the sables fauves, was distilled in a single pass and aged without blending with any other year. A vintage to give in a wooden case, for a birth or a wedding in 2003.

Colourlovely golden-orange colour with appealing golden highlights
Noserefined and elegant, with delicate notes of pear, lychee and mango, and aromas of ginger, vanilla and a delicate hint of pepper
Finishlong finish of prune and toasted hazelnut

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif

the vintage

The 2003 vintage

Vintage exceptional

2003 will forever be remembered for the hottest summer France had seen in centuries, with a heatwave that pushed temperatures beyond 40°C across the South-West. These extreme conditions gave rise to grapes of a concentration and ripeness rarely achieved in Gascony. An exceptional vintage, whose spirits today display roundness and generosity, somewhere between candied fruit and honey.

the house

Château de Bordeneuve

  • Location Castelnau-d'Auzan-Labarrère, Gers
  • Appellation Bas-Armagnac
  • Grape varieties Ugni Blanc (approximately 75%) and Baco (approximately 25%)
  • Distillation Continuous Armagnac column still, nearly a century old; distillation on lees, spirit leaving the still at between 55 and 58% vol.

In the heart of Bas-Armagnac, in the commune of Castelnau-d'Auzan-Labarrère, Château de Bordeneuve belongs to the Guasch family, rooted in Gascony since the twelfth century and owners of the estate since 1974. On their own Ugni Blanc and Baco vines, the house still distils using a near-century-old Armagnac column still, run day…

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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Characteristic(s)
Soft - Elegant - Fruity - Powerful
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
2003
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
48.8 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
BORDENEUVE_2003
SoftElegantFruityPowerful

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