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CHÂTEAU DE BORDENEUVE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 2002 BRUT DE FÛT
- Ageing until the bottling date shown on the back label
- Cask oak
- Grape varieties 100% Ugni Blanc
- Terroir Bas-Armagnac, golden sands
- Distillation armagnacais pot still, single distillation, at 56%
The 2002 is arguably the most fragrant vintage the estate has produced. Its tasting notes describe a fine and complex nose of fresh fig, jasmine, apricot and Madagascar vanilla, followed by an elegant and delicate palate of exotic fruits, mango, passion fruit and rose petals. It was born from Ugni Blanc grown on the golden sands, distilled in an armagnacais still, then bottled without reduction at 49.1% vol., in a wooden case.
Coloura beautiful, bright robe with golden highlights
Nosefine and complex, with fresh figs, jasmine, apricot and Madagascar vanilla
Palateelegant and delicate, with aromas of exotic fruits (mango, passion fruit) and rose petals
Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif
the house
Château de Bordeneuve
- Location Castelnau-d'Auzan-Labarrère, Gers
- Appellation Bas-Armagnac
- Grape varieties Ugni Blanc (approximately 75%) and Baco (approximately 25%)
- Distillation Continuous Armagnac column still, nearly a century old; distillation on lees, spirit leaving the still at between 55 and 58% vol.
In the heart of Bas-Armagnac, in the commune of Castelnau-d'Auzan-Labarrère, Château de Bordeneuve belongs to the Guasch family, rooted in Gascony since the twelfth century and owners of the estate since 1974. On their own Ugni Blanc and Baco vines, the house still distils using a near-century-old Armagnac column still, run day…
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