the bottle

Key facts

ABV42.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

PELLEHAUT ARMAGNAC LA RESERVE DE GASTON

• Ageing A blend of several vintages, the youngest being 10 years old
• Grape varieties 50% Ugni Blanc, 50% Folle Blanche
• Awards Gold Medal at the Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2007, 2010 and 2013; Silver Medal at the Concours Général Agricole 2024

This cuvée bears the name of the patriarch, Gaston Béraut, who crafted it together with his son Mathieu from their finest casks. Half Ugni Blanc, half Folle Blanche, it brings together several vintages, the youngest of which is ten years old, aged in medium-grain barrels. The colour is a deep yellow with orange highlights; the nose, powerful and fairly woody, combines peach and mirabelle plum with refined spices. The palate is warm and smooth, lifted by a hint of paprika, full-bodied and lightly saline. It was awarded a gold medal at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris in 2007, 2010 and 2013.

ColourDeep yellow, orange highlights

NosePowerful and fairly woody, fruity (peach, mirabelle plum) with refined spices

PalateWarm and smooth, lifted by spices (paprika); full-bodied, rich, lightly saline

the house

Domaine de Pellehaut

• Location Montréal-du-Gers, Gers
• Appellation Ténarèze
• Grape varieties Ugni Blanc and Folle Blanche
• Distillation Continuous-flow Armagnac still, wood-fired

Château de Pellehaut stands in Montréal-du-Gers, on the hillsides of the Ténarèze, where clay-limestone soils take over from the sands of the Bas-Armagnac. The Béraut family has been rooted here for four centuries; it was Gaston Béraut who revived distillation in the 1950s before passing the estate to his sons Martin and Mathie…

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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation

AOC Armagnac

Characteristic(s)

Nose: Powerful and rather woody, its fruitiness (peach, mirabelle plum) blends perfectly with a bouquet of noble spices.

Size

70 cl

Department

Gers

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

42.0 °

Type of Spirit

XO Premium > 20 ans

Type

Armagnac XO

Grape variety

50% Ugni-Blanc

Grape variety

50% Folle Blanche

Reference

PELLEHAUT_ARMAGNAC_RESERVE_GASTO

Nose: Powerful and rather woody, its fruitiness (peach, mirabelle plum) blends perfectly with a bouquet of noble spices.

How it is made

"Pellehaut" tire son nom de la pila romaine ou médiévale. La présence de mosaïques représentant de la vigne, à deux kilomètres, sur le site de la villa gallo romaine de Séviac, laisse présager que la vigne était déjà présente à Pellehaut au temps des romains… Le domaine s'étend aujourd'hui sur 550 hectares dont 250 hectares en vignes. C'est une exploitation agricole gérée de façon traditionnelle par deux frères Martin et Mathieu BERAUT.