clés des ducs Armagnac 12 ANS

Clés des Ducs

ABV: 40.0% vol.
Capacity: 70cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest

€61.00

(€87.14 / L)

i.e. €87.14 per litre

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the bottle

Key facts

VintageArmagnac 12 ANS

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

clés des ducs Armagnac 12 ANS

Ageing Blend aged for a minimum of 12 years in cask
Cask Oak casks, long maturation
Grape varieties Ugni Blanc, primarily

The 12-year-old from Clés des Ducs is a patient blend, born from the marriage of several harvests aged for a minimum of twelve years in oak casks. Its golden colour sets the tone for a generous nose of candied fruits, toasted notes and well-integrated wood. On the palate, it is powerful and structured, more assertive than a VSOP yet without quite reaching the polished roundness of an XO. An ideal bottle for those wishing to discover Armagnac in its maturity, poised between the freshness of fruit and the first notes of noble ageing.

NoseGolden colour; nose of candied fruits, toast and woody notes

PalatePowerful and structured palate

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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