Marquis de Puysegur Bas-Armagnac Heritage 750ml

Producer Description

This superb blend displays flavors or cocoa, spices, vanilla, raisins, walnut and cinnamon. Its finish is long, silky and rich with excellent persistence and integration. An great Armagnac for any occasion!

Based largely in the Gers department and somewhat towards the west in the Landes area, Bas-Armagnac is probably the most famous of the regions zones. It consists of 8,000 hectares of which 3,500 are used to produce Armagnac. As the name suggests, it has a lower altitude than its neighboring zones at between 60 to 120 meters above sea level. Most of its soil is referred to as sables fauves, which refers to its composition of rusty-colored sand. Meanwhile, there is a strong presence of boulbne soil, which is rich in clay and silicates. Thanks to these unique characteristics, the Bas-Armagnac region has been able to resist multiple phylloxera outbreaks.

Armagnac Marquis de Puysegur is one the oldest estates in Armagnac in the heart of the Bas Aramagnac region. Armagnac was made by the Chateau as early as the 1500’s. Jacques de Chastenet de Puysegur was the first to introduce Armagnac to King Louis XIII of France. These brandies, aged in oak cask in their cellars take on the particular amber color and subtle aromas which are characteristic of Armagnac.

Armagnac Marquis de Puysegur still honors the name of its prestigious ancestors. Coming from their own vineyards in the Lower Armagnac, the soils are renowned for their tawny sand soil. The best suited wines, from the Baco, Ugni Blanc, and Folle Blanche grape varieties, are selected then distilled in their column stills.

This procedure provides traditional rich and typical aromas. Armagnac is a distinctive style of French brandy produced in the region of the same name in the heart of Gascogny. The officially demarcated area for the production of Armagnac encompasses three districts which lie in the “departments” of Gers, Landes and Lot-et-Garonne. The Bas-Armagnac produces the highest quality, most refined and complex Armagnacs.

Grapes : mainly Baco and some Ugni blanc. (Baco 22A, which was the first grape for distillation until it was replaced by Ugni Blanc in the 70s.

Barrels : oak barrels of 400L. The oak is coming from the Monlezun-dArmagnac forest and is local Gascon oak called aka Black oak.