Millet 1981 Vintage Armagnac

PRODUCER NOTES:

TASTING: “Lively and complex with nice acidity and tannins for a warm finish. Lingering spice with hints of chocolate, red and black plums, balsamic soaked figs, and leather.”

ABOUT US: “Le Château de Millet is located at Eauze, Gers, in Gascony right at the heart of Armagnac. The (90 hectare) vineyard runs through the green hills, North-West of Eauze, where sandy and clay soils meet the so-called “sables fauves” which are sandy soils. This specific soil from the Bas-Armagnac area is renowned for its delicate and fruity brandies. Owners, Francis and Lydie Dèche perpetuate the work of five generations, undertaking a highly qualitative work: traditional blending of grape varieties, integrated farming of the vineyard and constant evolution in methods and means of vinification. With Laurence, their daughter, who joined them in 1999, they market a tasty and varied range… to be discovered!”

PRODUCTION: "As soon as they are out of the still, brandies are put in barrels of wine of 400 liters for a slow aging lasting tens and tens of years. The Eaux-de-Vie will be blended (5 years blending) or bottled in prestigious vintages, little by little, when sold. All Armagnacs are exclusively produced with wines harvested, vinified and distilled at the Château de Millet. They are raised in oak barrels until they are bottled on the date mentioned on the label."