this bottle
clés des ducs Armagnac 2008
- Ageing Vintage 2008, single harvest year, unblended
- Cask Oak casks, light oak influence
2008 counts double for Clés des Ducs: it is the year the house joined the Armanoir group, and it is the harvest that fills this bottle. The eau-de-vie, from a single vintage, has aged in oak casks without blending. It is a natural gift for people born in 2008, to mark their eighteenth birthday, the age of majority in France. The cellar master has guided it towards a long, smooth profile with restrained oakiness. Presented in a 70 cl Exception bottle at 40% vol., with 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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