Chateau de Laubade Intemporel N5 Bas Armagnac Bouteille (70cl)
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (70cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Amber
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Armagnac
- Producteur / Domaine
- Laubade
- Cuvée
- Intemporel N5
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.
Intemporel N5
Intemporel N°5 is a Bas-Armagnac crafted from the blend of 30 to 40 estate eaux-de-vie aged between 20 and 30 years. The selection gives a dominant place to the Baco grape variety, which accounts for approximately 43 to 50% of the blend. The producer highlights its maturity, complexity, finesse, and elegance.
- Style of the cuvée
- A mature, complex, and elegant Bas-Armagnac with a rich profile combining ripe and candied fruits, prune, cocoa, dried fruits, roasted and woody notes, and a long finish.
- Position within the range
- Within the "Essentiels" range, the house presents it as "the masterpiece".
Histoire de la cuvée
This cuvée illustrates the blending work of very old eaux-de-vie carried out by Château de Laubade, featuring a strong presence of the Baco grape variety. It is documented by 2007 at the latest, the year it was awarded the title of World Best Brandy at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. No consulted source establishes its exact initial creation year.
