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Key facts

Vintage2008
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
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BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 2008

  • Cask oak from the Limousin forest
  • Grape varieties Ugni Blanc or Baco
  • Terroir tawny sands
  • Distillation continuous Armagnac-type still

For those born in 2008, this Baron de Sigognac vintage comes at just the right moment: they turn 18 in 2026. Distilled in a continuous Armagnac-type still, then aged in Limousin oak casks, this Armagnac from Castelnau d'Auzan, born on a land of tawny sands, is intended for a coming of age, a birth or a milestone birthday. The 70 cl bottle arrives with its Baron de Sigognac wooden case, a gift ready to give, in the spirit of the legend of the Baron's clocks.

Colourbeautiful amber hue with mahogany highlights
Nosevery fine, with a lovely presence of cinnamon, supported by candied citrus and vanilla
Palateround and supple, floral notes over a light woody and spicy background
Finishbeautiful and long, with aromas of toasted almonds and vanilla
the house

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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Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Vintage
2008
Region
Southwest
Type
Armagnac
Reference
SIGOGNAC_2008

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