Artez Folle Blanche Napoléon Bas Armagnac

About Artez Folle Blanche Napoléon Bas Armagnac

Once upon a time, in 1995, Jean-Philippe Brunello took the reins of the family business, Artez, and transformed 12 hectares of Bas Armagnac into a rare and unique spirit haven. With a childhood passion for Armagnac and spirits, Jean-Philippe’s grandfather, a cellar master in Ognoas, helped cultivate his love for the drink. Artez’s claim to fame lies in its emphasis on single-varietal Armagnacs, a rarity that calls for top-notch blending and distilling know-how. The star of the show here is this Folle Blanche Napoléon Bas Armagnac, made entirely from the Folle Blanche grape, which used to be the go-to grape in Armagnac until it was decimated by phylloxera in 1862. These days, Folle Blanche accounts for just 5% of the total Armagnac vineyard, making Artez’s Armagnac Folle Blanche a mighty scarce sip indeed. The Napoléon expression undergoes a single distillation on-site and is aged for no less than a decade in oak barrels, yielding a bouquet of floral notes that befit the grape variety, along with flavors of white peach blossom, dried apricot, and orange peel. All told, a mere 40,000 bottles are produced each year, so don’t wait up!

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