this bottle
LAUBADE FLOC DE GASCOGNE ROSÉ
This rosé is a Floc de Gascogne, an appellation d'origine contrôlée: a blend of fresh grape juice and young Armagnac, where the eau-de-vie prevents fermentation. It bears the name of Château de Laubade, the Sorbets estate run by the Lesgourgues family. The house recommends serving it chilled, between 6 and 8 °C, poured into a half-melon as an aperitif, with a fruit salad, or alongside a chocolate pastry. A 75 cl bottle, 17% vol., perfect for sunny days and late-summer gatherings.
Serve with as an aperitif between 6 and 8 °C, in a melon, with a fruit salad or a chocolate pastry
the house
Château de Laubade
- Founded in 1870
- Location Sorbets, Gers
- Appellation Bas-Armagnac
- Grape varieties Baco, Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, Colombard and Plant de Graisse (six varieties cultivated in total)
- Distillation Continuous single-distillation in a column-still alembic built in 1974, variety by variety
Built in 1870 in the commune of Sorbets, in the heart of Bas-Armagnac, Château de Laubade has been run since 1974 by the Lesgourgues family, now in its third generation with Denis and Arnaud Lesgourgues. Across one hundred hectares of unbroken vineyard, six traditional grape varieties, Baco, Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, Colombard…
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