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Chteau de Lacquy 40020GasconyArmagnac1711 (Armagnac)30011

Chteau de Lacquy Grand Bas-Armagnac20

BacoBas-Armagnac boulbnes

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‘Sables Fauves’

100% Baco

47%

200111

2023

700

(Ultimate Spirit Challenge 2021)

Chteau de Lacquy is a 400 hectares estate with vineyard on 20 hectares situated in the best part of Armagnac area in Gascony (South West of France). The estate and the mansion have belonged to the same family since 1711. 18th centurys papers show that the estate was already producing Armagnac with its own still. With 300 years and 11 successive generations, the estate is the oldest family-owned producer of Armagnac.

Chteau de Lacquy is the heart of this ‘gold triangle’ known as Grand Bas-Armagnac. The estate comprises vast wooded area and lakes at the edge of Europe’s largest forest. Ancient oaks, beeches, chestnut trees, wild cherry trees, provide shelter for equally abundant and varied wildlife. The 20ha of vines are planted in the very heart of this area.

This Armagnac is a Bacosingle varietal armagnac with extraordinary finesse and amplitude.The Bacoisthe latest arrival in grape varieties in Armagnac. It can be recognised by the dominant fruitinessof prunes, when grown in sandy or boulbnes soils.

Country of Origin:
France

Type:
Armagnac (Brandy)

Soil:
Sandy clay hillsides with an excellent south exposure, low limestone content, covered with ‘Sables Fauves’, a sand rich in iron oxides and marine sediment.

Grape Varieties:
100% Baco

Alcohol:
47%

Date of distillation:
November 2001

Year of bottling:
2023

Volume:
700mL

Tasting Notes:
Beautiful nose of vanilla scented toasted French oak, dried red plum, golden raisin, and candied lemon zest. On tasting, this is a rich brandy with chewy barrel influence that starts out a bit rustic but evolves to an elegant finish of dried fruits.
(Ultimate Spirit Challenge 2021)