Boingneres Cepages Nobles

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.