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Armagnac Gelas 1957

  • Color: Brown
  • 40% 
  • 0.75L

Avec sa palette de cépages très variés l’Armagnac est la plus ancienne et la plus prestigieuse eau-de-vie française. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 wax capsule
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: South West France
  • Appellation/Wine: Armagnac
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Armagnac Gelasserve at a temperature of 14°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Tarte au chocolat.

Peak: Collectable

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Armagnac Gelas

The wine

Armagnac is France's oldest and most prestigious wine-based eau-de-vie. In the 16th century, it was sold over the counter in pharmacies as a "medicine". Armagnac began to be aged in oak barrels in the 17th century. Nowadays, the Armagnac region can be divided into three production areas: Bas-Armagnac, Ténarèze and Haut-Armagnac. Unlike Cognac, Armagnac is comprised of a broad palette of grape varieties, each very different, allowing for a very particular aromatic balance: Bacco adds to the wine's structure and lends it full-bodied, rich and dense aromas that require long ageing processes to fully express their roundness, smoothness and length on the palate. Folle Blanche, on the other hand, provides freshness and fruitiness in the first years of ageing. Ugni Blanc, ideal for distilling, as well as Colombard, are the final names on the region's list of most common grape varieties. When aged for 15 years or more, Armagnac displays flavours of hazelnut, orange peel, cocoa, and prunes combined with aromas of rose, verbena, leather, vanilla and even cinnamon. These Armagnacs are very dense and rounded and fully express their soil. After 25 years, Armagnacs lose their potency and mellow. Their original character gives way to oak barrel fragrances and their length on the palate becomes truly remarkable.

Detailed characteristics

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 wax capsule
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
  • French customs seal: no
  • Alcohol percentage: 40 %
  • Country/Region: South West France
  • Appellation/Wine: Armagnac
  • Vintage: 1957
  • Color: Brown
  • Peak: Collectable
  • Service temperature: 14°
  • Viticulture: Conventional 
  • Size (in ha): 15000
  • Grape variety: Bacco, Folle Blanche, Ugni Blanc, Colombard
Armagnac Gelas
Armagnac Gelas

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Armagnac Gelas 1957

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format