Château Laubade 1999 Bas-Armagnac (40%)

A single-year Bas-Armagnac from the 1999 harvest, distilled from wine-based eau-de-vie and matured in Gascon oak. The classic Bas-Armagnac grape set is typically Ugni Blanc, Baco and Colombard. It is mature and polished, with fruit, spice and wood integrated. The nose opens with vanilla and caramel, then dried apricot, baked apple, orange peel and a soft floral lift, with cedar-like oak warmth and pastry spice underneath. The palate is rounded, with dried stone fruit, candied citrus, toffee and warm oak spice, plus mature rancio-leaning complexity. The finish is long, balanced and gently warming, tapering through cedar, vanilla, dried fruit and a final echo of orange zest and spice.