Château Laballe Bas Armagnac 1973 elephant-in-the-room finishing softly and slightly dry

finishing softly and slightly dry

The wine then ages for 24 months in French oak

with a splash of Cabernet Franc

This reluctantly opens with a complex amalgam of blueberry

from light crunchier styles to full bodied dense dark and tannic wines

Château Laballe Bas Armagnac 1973 elephant-in-the-room finishing softly and slightly dryThe great spirit of Gascony has been made in this part of south west France for at least seven centuries, predating Cognacwhich is made in the Charente Valley three hours to the northby a century and a half. And yet, while the global appreciation of this rural spirit has long lagged behind its urbane (and well marketed) cousin, Cyril Laudet and his wife Julie are here to ensure that Armagnac is no longer content to quietly sit by and play second