Bas Armagnac Laubade Célébration 1976 Bottle-70 cl
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Amber
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Armagnac
- Producteur / Domaine
- Laubade
- Cuvée
- Célébration
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Baco Blanc, Colombard, Folle Blanche, Ugni Blanc
Laubade
Château de Laubade is a wine estate and distillery situated in Sorbets, in the Gers, in the Bas-Armagnac region. Taken over by the Lesgourgues family in 1974, it cultivates 105 hectares of contiguous vineyards dedicated to the production of Armagnacs. The eaux-de-vie are distilled at the estate and then aged on site under the supervision of cellar master François Laura.
- Owner
- Famille Lesgourgues
- Maître de chais
- François Laura
- Surface (ha)
- 105.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
Château de Laubade was built in 1870 in Sorbets, in the Gers, in the heart of the Bas-Armagnac region. The official website identifies Joseph Noulens, a French statesman, as its founder. The estate was taken over by the Lesgourgues family in 1974. Maurice Lesgourgues notably steered the estate towards extended ageing of the eaux-de-vie before bottling. His son Jean-Jacques succeeded him in developing the estate. The third generation of the family, comprising Denis, Jeanne and Arnaud Lesgourgues, now runs the estate. The vineyard comprises 105 hectares of contiguous vineyards dedicated to Bas-Armagnac, notably featuring Ugni Blanc, Baco, Colombard and Folle Blanche. The estate’s white wines are distilled in an Armagnac still installed in 1974, after which the eaux-de-vie are aged separately by grape variety and vintage. François Laura is the cellar master responsible, alongside the Lesgourgues family, for deciding on the blends following ageing.
Célébration
Célébration is a range of Bas-Armagnacs originating from a single harvest and distillation year. The vintages are aged for 15 to 50 years in Gascon oak casks, with individualized monitoring and, at times, the blending of several casks from the same vintage. The composition may vary according to the year.
- Style of the cuvée
- Long-aging vintage Bas-Armagnacs, shaped by prolonged maturation in Gascon oak. Their profile necessarily varies depending on the year, while favoring maturity and the singular expression of each vintage.
- Position within the range
- A range of 15- to 50-year-old vintages positioned within the "Quintessence" universe of Laubade.
Histoire de la cuvée
Maurice Lesgourgues revived the tradition of vintage armagnacs at Château de Laubade as early as 1974. For three generations, the family has been building and aging a significant collection of vintages, a selection of which is marketed under the "Célébration" range. The precise creation date of this commercial designation is not documented by the sources consulted.
