Armagnac Tenareze Baron Gaston Legrand 1999
Armagnac Tenareze Baron Gaston Legrand 1999
Price: 128,00€
DESCRIPTION
The Story
From the Lannepax terroir, the historical cradle of Armagnac, the Baron Gaston Legrand 1999 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 benefited from a long aging in oak barrels. The clay-limestone soils of Ténarèze provided it with the necessary richness and power to develop its complexity. The Cask Strength (Brut de Fût) bottling captures the entirety of the aromatic bouquet of this end-of-the-century vintage, offering maximum concentration.
The Tasting
The Ténarèze Armagnac 1999 Baron Gaston Legrand, offered as Cask Strength (Brut de Fût), expresses all the richness and complexity of the Ténarèze terroir. It reveals a captivating bouquet of walnut, prune, fern, and vanilla. On the palate, the eau-de-vie (spirit) is round, warm, and perfectly balanced, with supple tannins. The finish is long and harmonious, typical of the great Legrand house vintages.
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.
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A fin-de-siècle vintage that lives up to all its promises. The bouquet is rich in woody and fruity notes. Its roundness on the palate is very pleasant, offering a beautiful warmth on the finish.