Domaine de Baraillon Bas Armagnac 1973/2023

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 47% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

This vintage Armagnac combines fifty years of maturation with a pronounced variety of fruit notes. Distilled in 1973, the eau-de-vie matured until 2023 and was bottled on 9 May. Its long ageing brings together fresh and dried fruit impressions, floral accents, vanilla and woody notes. Its dark mahogany colour is natural: no colouring has been added, and it has not been chill-filtered.

This Bas-Armagnac is an official bottling from Domaine de Baraillon. It is bottled at 47% in a 0.7-litre bottle and comes in a wooden box. Fresh fruit, creamy impressions and lingering dried fruit define this mature bottling.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: On the nose, apple and ripe cherry meet lilac, orange blossom and dates. Vanilla has a creamy character, while restrained oak spice complements the fruity and floral impressions.
• Palate: Peach, pear and raspberry initially lead the palate, gradually giving way to raisins and dried figs. The texture is velvety and full-bodied. Creamy vanilla, rose pralines and toasted wood complement the fruit, alongside impressions of caramelised apple with cinnamon.
• Finish: The long finish remains fruity. Dried fruit and the delicate sweetness of dried dates linger, accompanied by well-integrated oak notes.

Distillery/Bottler:

Domaine de Baraillon is located near Lannemaignan in Bas-Armagnac, on the border between Gers and Landes. The Claverie family has run the estate since 1748; the company behind it is SCEA Claverie. Its roughly 20 hectares of vineyards grow on sandy-clay soils known locally as Sables fauves. The estate cultivates Folle Blanche, Colombard and Baco.

The house uses traditional Armagnac distillation, producing a spirit at 52%, followed by maturation in oak casks from the region. The spirits age in the estate's historic cellars. Fifty years of maturation shape the character of the 1973 vintage.

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