Bas-Armagnac Baron G.Legrand 2000
DESCRIPTION
Maison Baron Gaston Legrand was bought by Cognac Lhéraud in 1998 and is considered to be one of the best armagnac producers in the south-west of France. Here, everything comes down to the knowledge and respect of the Ténarèze terroir, close to the Pyrenees mountains. The 2000 Bas-Armagnac is aged in oak casks and is a blend of Ugni blanc and Baco grapes. You may have never heard of them (and that' s OK), but they create a sweet and flavourful brandy. This armagnac is airy, complex and delicate, with its aromas of white fig confit, fresh almond and its notes of incense. The perfect match for foie gras, goat cheese and honey tapas, roquefort cheese and cannelés, a small French pastry filled with rum and vanilla custard.
REGION
Nouvelle Aquitaine
France
New Aquitaine is a vast region, stretching from Poitiers in the north to Pau in the south of France. It includes Bordeaux, Cognac and Agen, terroirs full of history and know-how. Cognac, Pineau des Charentes and Armagnac have been produced in the southwest for centuries. The first two appellations extend over Charente and Charente-Maritime (with a few incursions into Dordogne and Deux-Sèvres).
Armagnac, a staple of the region since the Middle Ages, is produced in the administrative departments of Gers, Landes, and Lot-et-Garonne. The appellations of Bas-Armagnac, Haut-Armagnac and Ténarèze thrive on the alluvial fan of Lannemezan, where clays, sands and pebbles have sedimented from the erosion of the Pyrenees.
Also from Ugni Blanc, Cognac grape
