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Key facts

ABV42.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
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MILLET ARMAGNAC HORS D'AGE

  • Ageing A blend of the finest Millet armagnacs, aged in oak casks for 15 to 25 years
  • Cask French oak casks, aged in the cellars of Château de Millet until bottling
  • Grape varieties Baco and Ugni Blanc, Bas-Armagnac grape varieties grown on the estate's sandy soils (sables fauves) in Eauze
  • Awards Silver Medal, Vignerons Indépendants de France 2019

The XO Hors d'âge from Château de Millet is a blended Bas-Armagnac, vinified and distilled at the estate by the Dèche family in Eauze, and bottled at 42% vol. A blend of the finest Millet armagnacs, aged in oak casks for 15 to 25 years. The house's 2026 catalogue describes it as follows: a rich nose of dried fruits and stewed prune; a complex, velvety palate underpinned by notes of toasted hazelnut; a finish of great substance and exceptional length. Available in 20 cl, 50 cl, 70 cl, magnum and pot gascon (2.5 l), with a wooden gift box as an option.

Colourmahogany gold
Noserich, dried fruits and stewed prune
Palatecomplex and velvety, underpinned by notes of toasted hazelnut
Finishgreat substance and exceptional length
the house

Château de Millet

  • Location Eauze, Gers
  • Appellation Bas-Armagnac
  • Grape varieties Baco (the preferred variety for distillation), together with Colombard, Ugni Blanc, Gros Manseng, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet for the estate's other productions
  • Distillation A continuously operating armagnacais still, used for the distillation of selected Baco wines, carried out during the first fortnight of December

Set on the sandy-clay hills to the north-west of Eauze, in the heart of Bas-Armagnac, Château de Millet has been tended by the Dèche family for five generations. Across its eighty hectares of the celebrated sables fauves, the estate favours the Baco grape variety, prized for the roundness and softness it expresses on this terro…

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Cellar notes

Appellation
AOC Armagnac
Caractéristique(s)
Expressive - Round
Size
70 cl
Département
Gers
Région
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
42.0 °
Type de Spiritueux
XO (Hors d'Åge) > 10 years
Type
Armagnac XO
Reference
MI_ARM_HO_AGE
ExpressiveRound

How it is made

Vinified and distilled on the estate using a traditional Armagnac-style still, then aged in oak casks. Artisanal production of the highest quality. For five generations, the Dèche family, grower-producers, have distilled Armagnac from their own vineyards, earning consistent recognition from specialist press both in France and abroad.

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Authentic vintages, from 1888 to the present day.

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