Armagnac Tenareze Baron Gaston Legrand 1998
Armagnac Tenareze Baron Gaston Legrand 1998
Price: 128,00€
DESCRIPTION
The Story
From the Lannepax terroir, the historical cradle of Armagnac, the Baron Gaston Legrand 1998 vintage embodies the timeless nobility of the Ténarèze region. Patiently aged in oak barrels, this Cask Strength (Brut de Fût) testifies to the ancestral expertise of the house founded over a century ago, now under the aegis of Maison Cognac Lhéraud.
The Vinification
Distilled according to traditional methods, this Armagnac has matured for over a quarter century in Gascon oak barrels. The clay-limestone soil of Ténarèze provided it with a structural richness. The Cask Strength (Brut de Fût) bottling allows the 1998 to express its full complexity, offering a beautiful harmony between power and sweetness.
The Tasting
The Ténarèze Armagnac 1998 Baron Gaston Legrand, presented as Cask Strength (Brut de Fût), embodies all the richness of the terroir. It unveils an elegant and complex nose, dominated by notes of walnut, prune, fern, and vanilla. On the palate, the eau-de-vie (spirit) is round and balanced, offering a beautiful harmony between power and sweetness. The long and subtly woody finish attests to a vintage of great finesse.
REGION
Nouvelle Aquitaine
France
Gascony, a historic area of southwest France spanning the Gers, the Landes and Lot et Garonne, is the birthplace of Armagnac, the oldest brandy in France. This exceptional spirit, made since the 14th century, embodies the soul and tradition of a region with strong character.
Armagnac comes from three distinct appellation areas: Bas Armagnac, seen as the finest, with its sandy clay soils (sables fauves) that bring finesse and elegance; Ténarèze, whose clay and limestone soils produce powerful, structured armagnacs; and Haut Armagnac, with harder clay and limestone soils. These three terroirs sit on the Lannemezan alluvial fan, made of sand, clay and pebbles from the erosion of the Pyrenees, creating ideal conditions for exceptional brandies.
Traditionally distilled in a continuous still at low strength and aged for a long time in Gascon or Limousin oak casks, Armagnac develops a deep, harmonious aromatic range: plum, prune, candied fruit, walnut, vanilla, honey, sweet spice, tobacco and noble rancio. A land of character and authenticity, Gascony carries on an ancestral craft, producing expressive, elegant and nuanced armagnacs, true witnesses of time and Gascon tradition.
Recommended for you:
A vintage that possesses great finesse. The nose is rich, with very present notes of walnut and prune. The harmony between the Cask Strength (Brut de Fût) power and the roundness is exceptional.