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Baron de Sigognac Armagnac 20 Year Old Prestige
- Ageing 10 years in oak casks
- Cask oak
- Grape varieties 80% Ugni Blanc, 20% Baco
- Terroir tawny sands
- Distillation Armagnac-type still, single distillation, at 56%
Baron de Sigognac 20 Year Old Prestige comes in a 70 cl bottle at 40% vol. It is made from a blend of 80% Ugni Blanc and 20% Baco grown on tawny sands, distilled in a single distillation at 56% in an Armagnac-type still, then aged in oak casks. The nose of plum, date and vanilla gives way to a round, very well balanced palate. A bottle to open for a milestone birthday or to give to an enthusiast, with the legend of the Baron's clocks in the background.
Colouramber with mahogany highlights
Nosefine and fruity, aromas of plum, date and vanilla
Palateround and very well balanced
Finishcandied fruit, lightly oaky
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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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