Vieil Armagnac Baron Gaston Legrand 1927
Vieil Armagnac Baron Gaston Legrand 1927
Price: 2.830,00€
DESCRIPTION
The Story
Founded over a century ago in Lannepax, in the heart of Bas-Armagnac, Maison Baron Gaston Legrand embodies the noblest soul of Gascony. This 1927 vintage, hand-distilled and aged for nearly a century in oak barrels, bears witness to an unaltered expertise. Since 1998, the Lhéraud family has perpetuated this rare heritage, safeguarding a collection of historic vintages that make every bottle a true piece of history.
The Vinification
Distilled at a low proof in the purest Gascon tradition, the Vieil Armagnac Baron Gaston Legrand 1927 aged slowly in Gascon oak barrels, where richness and aromatic finesse mingle. This long rest in wood allowed the tannins to soften and the aromas to concentrate, giving birth to a balanced and complex eau-de-vie. The subtle exchanges between the wood and the alcohol shaped a noble profile, dominated by notes of dried fruits, soft leather, and blond tobacco, characteristic of great old vintages.
The Tasting
The Vieil Armagnac Baron Gaston Legrand 1927 expresses itself elegantly through an intense nose of toasted nuts, dried fruits, and mellowed oak, enhanced by fine touches of spices and tobacco. On the palate, the texture is velvety and deep, offering a perfect balance between power and sweetness. The flavors evolve toward nuances of noble rancio, honey, and candied fruits, supported by a long, warm, and persistent finish. An exceptional eau-de-vie, a reflection of a great terroir and time magnified.
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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This 1927 is velvety and deep. The nose is intense with toasted nuts, dried fruits, and blond tobacco. It offers a perfect balance between power and sweetness. Long, warm, and persistent finish, with notes of noble rancio and honey.