Armagnac De Montal Hors D'Age
What is Armagnac? Armagnac is a brandy produced in the Armagnac region in Gascony, southwest France. It is the oldest brandy in France but the production is much less volume than Cognac, like 30 times less. Also a another difference to Cognac is that in Armagnac a lot is being sold as vintages. It is distilled from wine usually made from a blend of grapes including Baco 22A, Colombard, Folle blanche and Ugni blanc, traditionally using column stills rather than the pot stills used in the production of cognac, which is made only from Ugni blanc grapes. De Montal is an Armagnac producer which has the start from the middle of 18-hundreds when the noble family De Montal bought the castle Le Rietourt and the production of the grapes are from the area Bas-Armagnac. Their oldest Armagnac for sale are from 1893. The Armagnac Hors D'Age from De Montal has an ABV of 40%. It is a mix of the grapes Baco 22A, Colombard, Folle blanche and Ugni blanc. The ages is 12 years and older. It is a