Loujan Bas-Armagnac 700ml 2012

Loujan Bas-Armagnac is a single-harvest Gascon brandy made entirely from Folle Blanche and bottled undiluted at 51%.

Bas-Armagnac is the westernmost and most highly regarded of Armagnac's three sub-regions, a pocket of acid sandy soils known as sables fauves that give brandies of unusual delicacy. The grapes are the Gascon classics: Folle Blanche for florality, Ugni Blanc for freshness, and the hybrid Baco 22A for its rounder, plummier weight. Unlike Cognac, Armagnac is distilled once through a continuous alambic armagnacais at low strength, so more of the raw material survives into the spirit, and it is then aged in local black oak. Folle Blanche on its own is the connoisseur's choice in Gascony, prized for its violet-scented finesse but difficult to grow, which is why so little of it is left. This bottling is a single harvest rather than a blend and is released at 51%, without being brought down to a standard strength.

A brandy for neat drinking in a small glass, with a drop of water if the strength needs opening out; serve at room temperature.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.