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LAUBADE FLOC DE GASCOGNE WHITE
Floc de Gascogne is not an Armagnac but a mistelle: roughly two thirds fresh, unfermented grape must and one third young Armagnac. The spirit arrests fermentation, leaving the natural grape sugars intact. It is bottled between 16 and 18% vol. and is best served well chilled as an aperitif. It has held AOC status since 1990. The colour is pale straw with golden highlights; the nose offers quince honey and white fruits such as peach. The palate is fresh and lively, with notes of honey, peach and candied grapes.
Serve with as an aperitif, well chilled, alongside foie gras or melon
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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