this bottle
Clés des ducs Armagnac 2015
- Ageing Vintage 2015, single harvest year, unblended
- Cask Oak casks, light oakiness
From the 2015 harvest, this Clés des Ducs is the youngest vintage from the house offered here: eleven years since the grapes were picked. The eau-de-vie, from a single year, has aged in oak casks without ever being blended. The cellar master selects only the casks that yield a long, smooth Armagnac, with a light oakiness that lets the fruit come forward. A fine starting point for comparing several vintages with friends, or a thoughtful choice for a 2015 birthday. 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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