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Domaine Boingnères
Boingneres Cepages Nobles
Armagnac from Armagnac, France
SKU: 197219-FR14001
Alcohol Volume: 47%
$1,228.00
Cask
Tasting Note
Considering that the distillery only fills about 40 barrels a year (even though the stills run 24/7 during the 20 day distilling season) it is astonishing that these super-aged vintages are available. Because the stills must be kept running at all times, the Domaine hosts dinners and parties with family and friends that run late into the night, pausing only when a barrel must be replaced. The casks are less toasted than is standard, to allow the flavours of the grape to shine through. They are then matured in a barn on the Domaine’s grounds. This particular expression is a testament to the Domaine’s breathtaking craft, with a beautifully floral and rich nose, followed by an intense, oak-led and fruity palate. The finish lingers, demonstrating the spirit’s great age with a long, toasty woospice and dried fruit.
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Domaine Boingnères
Located in the heart of Bas-Armagnac terroirs, in the Landes area, in Bastide d’Armagnac, the vineyard offers the finest land for its three grape varieties: Folle Blanche, Ugni Blanc and Colombard. Harvests are gathered by machine, with special tippers that enable the juice to be collected on an interior plate. Two vats, of 30 and 40 hectolitres, enable blending to be carried out. The estate has three vat houses. The Sier alembic was built by Mr Broustet: its “spider’s legs” plates allow alcohol vapours to steep in the wine. In the vat, vapours cool through a 62-metre long serpentine. The wine heats and then runs back along with stacked plates. In a closed circuit, passing through the swan’s neck follows the legendary process of continuous distillation, characteristic of Armagnac, which produces 52° of alcohol. Bottling is carried out as orders come in because Armagnac can only age in casks. In the storehouse, time passes slowly, enhancing this priceless eau-de-vie, whose vapours exude and fill the air with their powerful scents.
