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Key facts

Vintage2001
ABV42.0 % vol.
Capacity150 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
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MILLET ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 2001 MAGNUM 150 Cl

  • Ageing 2001 vintage, single-harvest eau-de-vie, aged in oak casks on 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 sandy soils of the estate in Eauze

This Bas-Armagnac 2001 vintage from Château de Millet, presented in a 150 cl magnum, is an eau-de-vie from a single harvest year, vinified and distilled on the estate by the Dèche family, who have been grower-producers in Eauze for five generations. This vintage appears on the domaine's 2026 price list, though the house does not publish tasting notes for this particular year: we will not invent any. It shares the expertise behind the commented vintages, reduced to 42% vol. and aged in oak casks. The vineyard is managed according to sustainable farming principles, 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.

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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
2001
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
42.0 °
Type
Armagnac
Reference
MILLET_ARM_2001_MAG
ExpressiveRound

How it is made

Vinified and distilled on the estate using a traditional Armagnac still, then aged in oak casks. A craft production of genuine quality. For five generations, the Dèche family, owner-growers, have been distilling Armagnac from their own vines, earning consistent recognition from the specialist press both in France and abroad.

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