1988 Armagnac Brandy 70cl, a very rare old brandy wine from the Bas-Armagnac area, made from the charentais pot still and is double distilled. It is said that Armagnac is the little brother of Cognac, but it is said Armagnac are not best known but known by the best, vintage 1988 fine brandy from Gascony is from the grape harvested in that year and matured in wooden barrels for many years before bottling.
1988 Bas-Armagnac from the family owned by the Vaghi
This 1988 vintage Armagnac is aged in oak barrels. The older the vintage, the better it gets, with a more complex taste.
France has two areas where Brandy is made, Cognac from Charente area France and Armagnac from region in Gascony France, It is said that Cognac is the best known but Armagnac is known by the best, the difference between Cognac and Armagnac is the distillation. While Cognac is twice distilled using a pot still, Armagnac undergoes distillation by column still which is the traditional method for the production of Armagnac, this the reason that Whisky drinkers will also enjoy Armagnacs
The Armagnac inherits the best reputation for its terroir made up of fawn sand
(sand and silt) producing fine and fruity Armagnac, able to very old ageing.
1988 Armagnacs are exclusively elaborated from the grapes Baco, Folle Blanche and UgniBlanc made out of the distillation of the wines from the estate of . The grapes are vinified, distilled and aged in the respect of the Armagnac traditions
