Why Armagnac Friday?
On November 26, the town of Eauze hosted the 49th Concours des Grandes Eaux-de-Vie d'Armagnac which I shortened to 49th Best of Armagnac Awards.
For this 2010/2011 edition, producers, technical experts and the best noses in the field had the hard task of working their way through 113 eaux-de-vie d'Armagnac divided in 6 categories:
– Blanche Armagnac
– Armagnacs with at least 4 years of aging (VSOP),
– Armagnacs (Hors d'Age) 10 to 19 ans of aging,
– Armagnacs (Hors d'Age) 20 ans aging or more
– Millésimes (Vintages) from 1981 to 1990
– Millésimes (Vintages) from 1991 to 2000
And the winners are, most of them at least
Blanche Armagnac
Gold Medal : Blanche des Cassagnoles – Domaine des Cassagnoles in Gondrin
Silver Medal : Fine Blanche – Château Arton in Lectoure
tied with Blanche Armagnac – Domaine de Pujo in Larée
Armagnac V.S.O.P
Gold Medal : VSOP – Clés des Ducs in Panjas
tied with VSOP – Armagnac Lafontan in Nogaro
Silver Medal : VSOP – Domaine de la Haille in Montréal du Gers
tied with La Réserve – Château Arton in Lectoure
Armagnac Hors d’Age 10 à 19 ans
Gold Medal :
Hors d’Age – Armagnac de Loyac in Condom
Hors d’Age 15 years – Château du Busca in Mansencôme
Silver Medal :
15 years – Armagnac Sempé in Villeneuve de Marsan
Armagnac Hors d’Age 20 ans and over
Gold Medal :
Ténarèze 21 years – Armagnac Larressingle in Condom
Hors d’âge 20 years – Armagnac Marcel Trépout in Vic-Fezensac
What a day it must have been for the judges, who needs Black Friday?