this bottle
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,…
All Baron de Sigognac Armagnacs →