ARMAGNAC

There are lands where secret liaisons between Earth, Water and Fire had enfanted a mysterious child: Armagnac or "Aygue Ardente"

Three civilizations created it: Romans introduced the vine, Arabs invented the distillation process and Celts developed the use of oak casks. The bravery of the Monsquetaires gave it its Sumptuous Destiny.

Given the attribute of a supernatural power by church in the middle ages, a king's table's must at the age of Enlightment. Armagnac is today the blazon of Man's everlasting love towards nature.

The oldest Armagnac dates from 1411. First it is "distilled continuously" and then aged patiently in handmade gascony oak casks.

There are three areas within the region Bas Armagnac, Haut Armagnac and Ténarèze

Haut: chalky soil producing a dry Armagnac

Ténarèze: chalky-clay soil, violets and vanilla are predominant

Bas: sandy soil making the best and most complex eau de vie releasing an explosion of earth, forest and fruits aromas.

Very old Armagnacs can be so aromatic that the smell can linger up to a week in an emptied glass.

In the mouth "aygue ardente" is elegant, smooth but eloquent with tremendous suavity and a "longueur en bouche" that seems eternal.

All around you will be enveloped by prunes, figs, vanilla, coffee, pain d'epices and almonds....

c'est peut-être cela gôut du paradis....