the bottle

Key facts

Vintage2000

ABV42.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

MILLET ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 2000

• Ageing Vintage 2000, 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 Gilbert & Gaillard 91/100; Gold Medal Concours Général Agricole Paris 2022; Gold Spirits Selection Brussels 2024

This Bas-Armagnac vintage 2000 from Château de Millet, in a 70 cl bottle, is an eau-de-vie from a single harvest year, vinified and distilled at the estate by the Dèche family, who have been grower-owners in Eauze for five generations. The house's 2026 catalogue describes it as follows: a forthright nose combining fruity and vanilla aromas; a palate along the same lines, balanced by a pleasing freshness; a spiced finish, powerful and harmonious. A vintage of fine character, according to the house. The vineyard is farmed using sustainable practices, certified Haute Valeur Environnementale level 3. Each vintage is available in 20 cl, 50 cl, 70 cl, magnum and Gascon pot of 2.5 l, with a wooden gift box as an option.

ColourAmber-orange with mahogany highlights

NoseForthright, combining fruity and vanilla aromas

PalateAlong the same lines, balanced by a pleasing freshness

FinishSpiced, powerful and harmonious

same vintage

This vintage is also available in

• 150 cl €173.00
• 250 cl €293.00

the vintage

The year 2000

Vintage good

2000 was the first vintage of the twenty-first century, a year marked by France's victory at Euro 2000. In Gascony, the vines yielded a fruity and expressive vintage. Aged for a quarter of a century in Gascon oak casks, these eaux-de-vie now present a youthful, lively profile, with fresh fruit, floral notes and a touch of vanilla.

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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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation

AOC Armagnac

Characteristic(s)

Expressive - Round

Size

70 cl

Department

Gers

Vintage

2000

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

42.0 °

Type

Armagnac

Reference

MILLET_ARMAGNAC_2000

ExpressiveRound

How it is made

A craft production of genuine quality.