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Armagnac Flashcards

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1
Q

Name 4 leading Armagnac producers

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Hard mode:
Name where they are from in Armagnac

A

Larressingle
(Armagnac)

Chabot
(Armagnac)

Cles des Ducs
(Armagnac)

de Montal
(Armagnac)

Château Laubade
(Bas-Armagnac)
- specializes in vintage Armagnac-

Francis Darroze
(Bas-Armagnac)

Chateau de Pellehaut
(Armagnac Tenareze)

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What are the sub-zones of

Armagnac?

A

Haut-Armagnac
(chalk, clay and limestone)

Bas Armagnac
(silicious-clay, sand, and boulbènes)

Armagnac-Ténarèze
(clay-limestone and boulbènes)

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3
Q

What are the allowed grapes of

Armagnac?

A

Ugni Blanc

Colombard

Folle Blanche

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Baco Blanc
(the only hybrid allowed in a French AOC)

Blanc Dame

Jurançon Blanc
(aka: Dame Blanc)

Mauzac

Mauzac Rosé

Graisse

Meslier Saint-François

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4
Q

What is the soil type of

Bas Armagnac?

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Silicious-clay, sand, and boulbènes

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Haut-Armagnac
(chalk, clay and limestone)

Armagnac-Ténarèze
(clay-limestone and boulbènes)

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5
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What is the soil type of

Haut Armagnac?

A

Chalk, clay and limestone

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Bas Armagnac
(silicious-clay, sand, and boulbènes)

Armagnac-Ténarèze
(clay-limestone and boulbènes)

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What is the soil type of

Armagnac Ténarèze?

A

Clay-limestone and boulbènes

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Haut-Armagnac
(chalk, clay and limestone)

Bas Armagnac
(silicious-clay, sand, and boulbènes)

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7
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What is Armagnac aged in?

A

Black Oak

aka:
Monlezun

Piece de Armagnac
400-420 Liters

NOTE:
Monlezun has a very high amount of sap in the wood. This, as well as the fact that the casks are not filled all the way to allow oxidation, ages the spirit at a quicker pace

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8
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What is the regulating body of

Armagnac?

A

BNIA

Bureau National Interprofessionnel de l’Armagnac

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9
Q

What is the min aging of

Armagnac AOP?

A

1 year min aging
in Monlezun barrels

(this would make it VS/✯✯✯)

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Blanche Armagnac: 3 months min aging

VS: 1 to 3 years aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: ✯✯✯)

VSOP: 4 to 9 years aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: Napoleon)

XO: 10 years min aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: Hors d’Age)

XO Premium: 20 years min aging in Monlezun barrels

Vintage Armagnac: 10 years min aging in Monlezun barrels

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10
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What are the aging requirements of

Armagnac VSOP?

A

4 to 9 years aging
in Monlezun barrels

aka:
Napoléon

old meaning:
- youngest eau-de-vie in blend is min 5 years old

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Blanche Armagnac: 3 months min aging

Armagnac AOP: 1 year min aging in Monlezun barrels

VS: 1 to 3 years aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: ✯✯✯)

XO: 10 years min aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: Hors d’Age)

XO Premium: 20 years min aging in Monlezun barrels

Vintage Armagnac: 10 years min aging in Monlezun barrels

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11
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What are the aging requirements of

Armagnac VS?

A

1 to 3 years aging
in Monlezun barrels

aka:
✯✯✯

old meaning:
- youngest eau-de-vie in blend is min 2 years old

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Blanche Armagnac: 3 months min aging

Armagnac AOP: 1 year min aging in Monlezun barrels

VSOP: 4 to 9 years agaging in Monlezun barrelsing
(aka: Napoleon)

XO: 10 years min aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: Hors d’Age)

XO Premium: 20 years min aging in Monlezun barrels

Vintage Armagnac: 10 years min aging in Monlezun barrels

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12
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What are the aging requirements of

Armagnac XO?

A

10 years min aging
in Monlezun barrels

aka:
Hors d’Age

Note:
- this is the same aging requirement for Vintage Armagnac

old meaning:
- youngest eau-de-vie in blend is min 6 years old

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Blanche Armagnac: 3 months min aging

Armagnac AOP: 1 year min aging in Monlezun barrels

VS: 1 to 3 years aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: ✯✯✯)

VSOP: 4 to 9 years aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: Napoleon)

XO Premium: 20 years min aging in Monlezun barrels

Vintage Armagnac: 10 years min aging in Monlezun barrels

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What is

Blanche Armagnac?

A

Very young Armagnac.

It is bottled after 3 months of aging.

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Armagnac AOP: 1 year min aging in Monlezun barrels

VS: 1 to 3 years aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: ✯✯✯)

VSOP: 4 to 9 years aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: Napoleon)

XO: 10 years min aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: Hors d’Age)

XO Premium: 20 years min aging in Monlezun barrels

Vintage Armagnac: 10 years min aging in Monlezun barrels

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14
Q

What are the aging requirements of

Armagnac XO Premium?

A

20 years min aging
in Monlezun barrels

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Blanche Armagnac: 3 months min aging

Armagnac AOP: 1 year min aging in Monlezun barrels

VS: 1 to 3 years aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: ✯✯✯)

VSOP: 4 to 9 years aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: Napoleon)

XO: 10 years min aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: Hors d’Age)

Vintage Armagnac: 10 years min aging in Monlezun barrels

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15
Q

What are the requirements of

Vintage Armagnac?

A

10 years min aging
in Monlezun barrels

NOTE:
- Stated vintage on label must be the year of harvest; not the year it was distilled.
- this is also the same minimum for XO/Hors d’Age

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Blanche Armagnac: 3 months min aging

Armagnac AOP: 1 year min aging in Monlezun barrels

VS: 1 to 3 years aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: ✯✯✯)

VSOP: 4 to 9 years aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: Napoleon)

XO: 10 years min aging in Monlezun barrels
(aka: Hors d’Age)

XO Premium: 20 years min aging in Monlezun barrels

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16
Q

What are the aging requirements of

all levels of Armagnac?

A

Blanche Armagnac: 3 months min aging

Armagnac AOP: 1 year min aging

VS: 1 to 3 years in barrel
(aka: ✯✯✯)

VSOP: 4 to 9 years aging
(aka: Napoleon)

XO: 10 years min aging
(aka: Hors d’Age)

XO Premium: 20 years min aging

Vintage Armagnac: 10 years min aging

17
Q

What is Petites Eaux?

A

A mixture of Distilled Water & Armagnac.

It is added to the Armagnac before bottling to get the desired ABV.

18
Q

What is the ABV of

Base Wines of
Armagnac AOP?

A

7.5% - 12% ABV

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Finished spirit:
40% min ABV

Continuous Method:
52% - 72% ABV (before dilution)

Pot Distillation (requires double distill):
65% - 72% ABV (before dilution)

19
Q

What is the min ABV of

Finished Wines of
Armagnac AOP?

A

40% min ABV

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Base wines:
7.5% - 12% ABV

Continuous Method:
52% - 72% ABV (before dilution)

Pot Distillation (requires double distill):
65% - 72% ABV (before dilution)

20
Q

What is the ABV of

Continuous Method made
Armagnac AOP before dilution?

A

52% - 72% ABV

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Base wines:
7.5% - 12% ABV

Finished spirit:
40% min ABV

Pot Distillation (requires double distill):
65% - 72% ABV (before dilution)

21
Q

What is the ABV of

Pot Still Method made
Armagnac AOP before dilution?

A

65% - 72% ABV

Note:
- Pot Method must be distilled twice.

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Base wines:
7.5% - 12% ABV

Finished spirit:
40% min ABV

Continuous Method:
52% - 72% ABV (before dilution)

22
Q

What is the min ABV of

all Armagnac AOP?

A

Base wines:
7.5% - 12% ABV

Finished spirit:
40% min ABV

Continuous Method:
52% - 72% ABV (before dilution)

Pot Distillation (requires double distill):
65% - 72% ABV (before dilution)

~Liquor - All (sommelier | wine) (20 decks)

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