MILLET ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1981 MAGNUM 150 Cl

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Château de Millet

150cl, delivered in a wooden gift box. An elegant, fairly lively nose with notes of fresh fruit, plum and fig. A very well-balanced palate, with fine, well-integrated tannins and a complex, fresh finish.
Gold Medal at the Concours de Toulouse 2007

Ageing: 45years in cask
ABV: 42.0% vol.
Capacity: 150cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest
Character Expressive - Round

€302.00

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Key facts

Vintage1981

ABV42.0 % vol.

Capacity150 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

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MILLET ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1981 MAGNUM 150 Cl

Ageing Vintage 1981, single-harvest eau-de-vie, aged in oak casks at the estate
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 in Eauze
Awards Gold Medal, Concours de Toulouse 2007

This Bas-Armagnac vintage 1981 from Château de Millet, presented in a 150 cl magnum, is a single-harvest eau-de-vie, vinified and distilled at the estate by the Dèche family, who have been grower-producers in Eauze for five generations. The house's 2026 catalogue describes it as follows: a complex and refined nose, with notes of exotic woods; a palate of pleasant sweetness and fine balance; a finish of aromatic intensity that delivers length and character. The vineyard is managed according to sustainable farming practices and holds High Environmental Value (HVE) level 3 certification. Each vintage is available in 20 cl, 50 cl, 70 cl, magnum and 2.5 l Gascon pot, with an optional wooden gift box.

Nosecomplex and refined, with notes of exotic woods

Palatepleasant sweetness, well balanced

Finisharomatic intensity delivering length and character

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The year 1981

Vintage grand

1981 will be remembered as the year François Mitterrand was elected President of the Republic, while across the Atlantic the music channel MTV was born. In Gascony, the vines yielded grapes of fine ripeness. These eaux-de-vie, aged for nearly half a century in Gascon oak casks, have reached their full expression, with notes of candied prunes, dark chocolate and gentle spices.

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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
Characteristic(s): Expressive - Round
Size: 150 cl
Department: Gers
Vintage: 1981
Region: Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE: 42.0 °
Type: Armagnac
Reference: MILLET_ARM_1981_MAG

ExpressiveRound

How it is made

Vinified and distilled on the estate using a traditional Armagnac still and aged in oak casks, this is artisanal production at its finest. For five generations, the Dèche family, as owner-growers, has been distilling Armagnac from their own vineyards, earning consistent recognition from specialist press both in France and abroad.