the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1983

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

LAUBADE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1983

• Cask Gascony pedunculate oak, 420-litre casks

This 1983 harvest was vinified without sulphur and then distilled immediately after fermentation, as is Laubade's method to preserve all the fruit of the wine. It then aged for many years in Gascony oak, at the pace of aerations and rackings decided by the cellar master. The house describes it as refined and elegant, with gentle spices, vanilla and a hint of gingerbread on the palate. A vintage to set aside for the festive season, or to give as a gift to someone born in 1983. 70 cl bottle, 40% vol.

NoseRefined and elegant

PalateGentle spices, vanilla and a hint of gingerbread

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif

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)

Soft - Elegant - Balanced - Fruity

Size

70 cl

Department

Gers

Vintage

1983

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type

Armagnac

Reference

LAUBADE_1983

SoftElegantBalancedFruity

How it is made

The Célébration vintages form a unique range of aged eau-de-vie, matured in Gascony oak casks for between 15 and 50 years. Each spirit rests in an antique bottle nestled within a beautiful personalised wooden gift box.