this bottle
clés des ducs Armagnac 2006
- Ageing Vintage 2006, distilled at Panjas, unblended
Twenty years of marriage is a china wedding anniversary; twenty years of age is also what this eau-de-vie from 2006 has reached. The harvest was distilled at Panjas by Clés des Ducs, then entrusted to oak casks, unblended, on its own. The cellar master selects the casks that yield a long, rich and smooth Armagnac, without excessive wood influence. Two decades bring roundness to an eau-de-vie that retains a pleasing freshness. Exception bottle, 70 cl, 40% vol., cardboard gift box: a simple and fitting gift.
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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