When Heads-of-State visit France and are presented with a gift from the French Government, it is always Armagnac Marcel Trépout. Known throughout France as L'Armagnac des gourmets ("the Gourmet's Armagnac"), Armagnac Trépout is produced at the Château Notre-Dame in the heart of the Gascoigne. The stocks of Trépout date back to the 1830's.
Armagnac is France's first brandy. Its has concentrated complex aromas and tremendous length. It is not at all like Cognac. The grapes, soil conditions, climate and distillation and ageing techniques are completely different. To the true connoisseur, it is the world's top brandy.
Armagnac is to be savoured - not just the taste but the aromas. Once an ounce is poured into a brandy snifter it should be slowly warmed by swirling in the hand. Only after 10minutes, when the Armagnac is warmed to body temperature should the aromas and taste be appreciated.
Current vintages available in BC:
1910, 1949, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1979 and a spectacular mixed case "Les Decades" that includes 1909, 1918, 1926, 1934, 1940, and 20 Years Hors d'Age