Laballe Bas Armagnac 1987/2023

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 43.9% | Chill filtration: Yes | Colouring: No

Special Features:

This vintage Armagnac from Laballe brings together ripe orchard fruit with tropical and floral notes. It comes from Bas-Armagnac and is made from Ugni Blanc. Distilled in 1987, it was bottled on 17 May 2023 at 43.9%.

Hints of sweet pastries, herbal tea and nutmeg complement its fruity character. This mahogany-coloured official bottling contains no added colouring and comes in a 0.7-litre bottle with gift packaging.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: On the nose, ripe damsons, apples, red grapes and nectarines mingle with aromas of raisin swirls and apricot jam. Lilac and nutmeg complement this sweet, fruity impression.
• Palate: The Armagnac is full-bodied on the palate. Apple compote and plums meet dried mango and honey-glazed pineapple, accompanied by hints of sweet herbal tea and rhubarb cake.
• Finish: Layered fruit notes linger through the long finish.

Distillery/Bottler:

Laballe’s history as a family estate began in 1820, when Jean Dominique Laudet returned from the Caribbean and bought the château on the border between Landes and Gers. The estate lies on the Sables Fauves, the characteristic iron-oxide-rich sandy soils of this area. Today, the eighth generation of the Laudet family continues its winemaking and Armagnac production.

At Laballe, vineyard work, distillation and cask maturation are all managed together. Traditional Armagnac distillation is continuous and takes place in a single pass: rising alcohol vapours meet cool wine flowing in the opposite direction. The house uses casks made from pedunculate oak from Landes for maturation; its historic cellars date from the 18th century.

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