Domaine de Baraillon Bas Armagnac 1962 (70cl, 40%)

This Bas-Armagnac was distilled in 1962 and aged for around six decades in wood. It is an original bottling from Domaine de Baraillon, presented in a wooden box, with 0.7 litres at 40% ABV, no chill filtration and no colouring. The estate is run by SCEA Claverie in Lannemaignan, on the border of Gers and Landes, and has been in the same family since 1748. Its 20 hectares grow Folle Blanche, Colombard and Baco on sandy-clay soils known as sables fauves. Distillation follows the traditional Armagnac method, with ageing in casks of regional oak in the estate's own historic cellars. Mango, apricot and dark grapes sit alongside figs and sultanas, with vanilla and caramel, violet, fine cinnamon and a slightly bitter cranberry note.