BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1962

Name: BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1962
Brand: Baron de Sigognac
SKU: SIGOGNAC_1962
Price: 630.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Armagnac 1962 - Baron de Sigognac

Baron de Sigognac

A 1962 vintage for those retiring this year: sixty-four years since the harvest.

Ageing: 64years in cask
ABV: 40.0% vol.
Capacity: 70cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest
Character Woody - Elegant - Balanced - Fruity - Rich

€630.00

Shipped wedged and protected in a reinforced box, tracked delivery.
Gift tube or wooden case depending on the bottle, ready to give.
Authentic vintage straight from the house's cellar.

the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1962

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1962

Cask oak from the Limousin forest
Grape varieties Ugni Blanc or Baco
Terroir tawny sands
Distillation continuous Armagnac-type still

This 1962 eau-de-vie aged in Limousin oak before joining the collection of the Château de Bordeneuve, near Eauze. Born of tawny sands, from Ugni Blanc or Baco, and distilled in a continuous Armagnac-type still, it is kept by Baron de Sigognac vintage by vintage, without blending, and bottles are filled only to order. In 2026, sixty-four years have passed since the harvest: the age of those retiring this year. 70 cl Cognac-style bottle, delivered in a wooden box.

Colourbeautiful amber colour with mahogany highlights

Nosevery fine and elegant, notes of rancio and raisins, very pleasant

Palatebeautiful structure, full and well balanced, rich

Finishpleasant woody finish with notes of prunes

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif

the vintage

The year 1962

Vintage grand

1962 was a year of intense international tension, marked by the Cuban Missile Crisis and Algerian independence. Far from those upheavals, the vines of Gascony yielded a vintage of fine ripeness and elegance. Aged for more than six decades in oak casks, these eaux-de-vie have developed a silky, complex profile, with notes of candied prunes and gentle spice.

the house

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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