LAUBADE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1972

Name: LAUBADE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1972
Brand: Château de Laubade
SKU: LAUBADE_1972
Price: 155.00 EUR
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Armagnac 1972 - Château de Laubade

Château de Laubade

Opening on aromas of vanilla, wood, grapes and toast, this 1972 Armagnac offers a fruity, round and supple palate. The finish has a fine aromatic persistence, full of finesse.

Ageing: 54years in cask
ABV: 40.0% vol.
Capacity: 50cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest
Character Elegant - Balanced - Expressive - Fruity - Long - Rounded

€155.00

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Authentic vintage straight from the house's cellar.

the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1972

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity50 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

LAUBADE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1972

Cask Gascon pedunculate oak, 420-litre casks
Grape varieties Baco, Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, Colombard

Drawn entirely from the 1972 harvest alone, this vintage was aged in the cellars of Château de Laubade, in Gascon pedunculate oak casks crafted on the estate. It was then bottled at the domaine, in Sorbets, at the heart of Bas-Armagnac.

PalateOpen and expressive on the nose, with aromas of vanilla, oak, dried fruit and a hint of toast, this 1972 Armagnac delivers a rounded, supple and fruity palate

FinishThe finish is long and refined, with a beautiful aromatic persistence

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif

the vintage

The year 1972

Vintage good

1972 was a year marked by the tragedy of the Munich attack and shaken by the Watergate scandal, at a time of profound global change. In Gascony, far from the turmoil, the vine yielded a vintage of finesse and quiet elegance. Aged for more than five decades in Gascon oak casks, these eaux-de-vie have developed notes of hazelnut, beeswax and aged wood.

the house

Château de Laubade

Founded in 1870
Location Sorbets, Gers
Appellation Bas-Armagnac
Grape varieties Baco, Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, Colombard and Plant de Graisse (six varieties cultivated in total)
Distillation Continuous single-distillation in a column-still alembic built in 1974, variety by variety

Built in 1870 in the commune of Sorbets, in the heart of Bas-Armagnac, Château de Laubade has been run since 1974 by the Lesgourgues family, now in its third generation with Denis and Arnaud Lesgourgues. Across one hundred hectares of unbroken vineyard, six traditional grape varieties, Baco, Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, Colombard…

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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation: AOC Armagnac
Characteristic(s): Elegant - Balanced - Expressive - Fruity - Long - Rounded
Size: 50 cl
Department: Gers
Vintage: 1972
Region: Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE: 40.0 °
Type: Armagnac
Reference: LAUBADE_1972

ElegantBalancedExpressiveFruityLongRounded

How it is made

The Célébration vintages form a unique range of aged spirits matured in Gascony oak casks, with ageing periods ranging from 15 to 50 years. Each eau-de-vie rests in an antique bottle nestled within a magnificent personalised wooden box.