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Key facts

ABV42.0 % vol.
Capacity70 cl
AppellationAOC Armagnac
RegionSouthwest
this bottle

MILLET ARMAGNAC VSOP

  • Ageing A blend of eaux-de-vie aged for a minimum of five years in oak casks
  • Cask French oak casks, aged in the cellars of Château de Millet until bottling
  • Grape varieties Baco and Ugni Blanc, grape varieties of the Bas-Armagnac grown on the sandy soils of the estate in Eauze
  • Awards Gold Medal, Concours Général Agricole Paris 2022

The Château de Millet VSOP 5 Year Old is a blended Bas-Armagnac, vinified and distilled at the estate by the Dèche family in Eauze, and reduced to 42% vol. A blend of eaux-de-vie aged for a minimum of five years in oak casks. The house's 2026 catalogue describes it as follows: nose of vanilla and toasted bread; on the palate, a clean attack with fine acidity and good body, the alcohol well integrated; finish of spice and white fruits such as poached pear, with a pleasing length on fruit and freshness. Tasting note by Frédéric Lebel, sommelier in Paris. Available in 20 cl, 50 cl, 70 cl, magnum and 2.5 l pot gascon, with an optional wooden gift box.

Nosevanilla and toasted bread
Palateclean attack, fine acidity and good body, the alcohol well integrated
Finishspice and white fruits such as poached pear, with a pleasing length on fruit and freshness
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
Characteristic(s)
Expressive - Round
Size
70 cl
Department
Gers
Region
Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE
42.0 °
Type of Spirit
VSOP > 4 years
Type
Armagnac VSOP
Reference
MILLET_ARMAG_5ANS
ExpressiveRound

How it is made

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


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