this bottle
clés des ducs Armagnac 2011
- Ageing 2011 vintage, single harvest year, unblended
- Cask Oak casks, light oakiness
Fifteen years of marriage mark a crystal wedding anniversary: for a couple who wed in 2011, this bottle carries the exact date. It contains the eau-de-vie of a single harvest, aged in oak casks without blending by Clés des Ducs. The cellar master selects casks that yield a long, smooth Armagnac with a light oakiness. At fifteen years, the vintage remains lively and fruity, a pleasure to share as a digestif. Exception bottle, 70 cl, 40% vol., presented in 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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