BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1973

Name: BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1973
Brand: Baron de Sigognac
SKU: SIGOGNAC_1973
Price: 225.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Armagnac 1973 - Baron de Sigognac

Baron de Sigognac

An amber robe. A woody nose of candied orange, rancio and preserved fruits. Very unctuous on the palate, full-bodied and expansive, with great presence and finesse, lingering on a smooth, rounded finish.

Ageing: 53years in cask
ABV: 40.0% vol.
Capacity: 70cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest
Character Woody - Sweet - Fruity - Long

€225.00

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Authentic vintage straight from the house's cellar.

the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1973

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

BARON DE SIGOGNAC ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1973

Cask oak
Grape varieties Ugni Blanc, Baco

Harvest 1973, in Bas-Armagnac. The Guasch family distils in a copper short-column Armagnac still, nearly a century old, then ages each vintage separately in oak casks at Château de Bordeneuve, in Castelnau d'Auzan. The estate holds vintages going back to 1893.

ColourAn amber robe

Nosewoody notes of candied orange, rancio and preserved fruits

PalateVery smooth on the palate, full and generous, with real presence, elegance and a long, mellow finish

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif

the vintage

The Year 1973

Vintage good

1973 was marked by the first oil crisis and the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, which ended American involvement in Vietnam. Despite this turbulent global context, Gascony produced a robust and wide-ranging vintage. Aged for more than half a century in Gascon oak casks, these eaux-de-vie display intense aromas of prunes, liquorice and roasted coffee.

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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