Style: Armagnac Brandy

Producer: Markovic Estates

Where: Bas-Armagnac, Armagnac

Country: France

Taste: A classical Armagnac from the esteemed Markovic Estates; aged in traditional oak barrels for over 4 years, elegant spicy fruit weave along a toasty finish.

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Armagnac is the oldest brandy (and liquor) recorded to be still distilled in the world.  Markovic Estates keeps this tradition alive by sourcing the finest grapes from the Armagnac region in Gascony, southwest France.

More specifically from vineyards beside Armagnac-Ténarèze, an undulating area; the grapes grow in acidic, argillaceous and stony ground. Iron rust colors parts of the soil and these spots are called ’’sables fauves’’. These are distilled in the traditional way using column stills rather than the pot stills used in the production of cognac

The VSOP is aged in oak barrels for a minimum of 4 years