clés des ducs Armagnac 18 ANS

Clés des Ducs

ABV: 40.0% vol.
Capacity: 70cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest

€81.00

(€115.71 / L)

i.e. €115.71 per litre

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the bottle

Key facts

VintageArmagnac 18 ANS

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

clés des ducs Armagnac 18 ANS

Ageing Blend aged at least 18 years in cask
Cask Oak casks

With this 18-year-old, Clés des Ducs offers a more accomplished blend, its intense nose opening on dried fruits and candied fruits, carried by woody notes and that rancio so characteristic of aged Armagnacs. The finish extends the pleasure with prune and leather, the signature of a patient ageing in oak casks. This is a bottle for quieter moments of sharing, after dinner or by the fireside, when you are in the mood for an Armagnac that has taken its time to develop.

NoseIntense nose, dominated by dried fruits and candied fruits, woody notes, characteristic rancio

FinishFinish of prune and leather

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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