Armagnac Gimet

Gimet Armagnac 1978 / 36 Years 59.9% - 70cl

Gimet Armagnac 1978 is made from white wine distilled in traditional Armagnac copper stills that are nearly a hundred years old. Aged in sweet wine cask, bottled at cask strength from a single barrel, non-chill filtered, with numbered bottles. Only 450 bottles were produced. Gimet Armagnac 1978 is non-blended, this retains the natural alcohol volume from the barrel therefore Gimet is bottled at cask strength. Non-chill filtered in order to preserve its organoleptic characteristics; this lack of filtration can lead to residual elements in the bottle, which is natural.

Tasting notes

Color

Amber with golden hues.

Aroma

The nose is marked by vegetable and floral aromas followed by cocoa notes.

Taste

At first the palate agrees with the nose. Notes of wax, citrus and flowers. Add few drops of water to open up notes of citrus fruit, white chocolate and cocoa pod. Serving suggestion: In general Armagnac should air out for at least one hour before tasting. Armagnac Gimet comes with a vacuum pipette, add few drops of water and serve at room temperature.

Finish

The finish long and warming.

Gimet Distillery
An independently owned distillery located in the Cazeneuve village in Armagnac that has been producing brandies and aperitifs of exceptional quality since 1929. Founded by Clémence Gimet, and run today by Nicolas Sinoquet from Château Gruaud Larose in Bordeaux who continues the work of excellence done by his predecessors.

Gimet distillery implements innovative and traditional methods, using the original old copper stills that are almost a hundred years old. Gravity Bottling: method to not to rush the product at its bottling. This process is used for the bottling of the best wines of Bordeaux, including Gruaud Larose.

Most of the work is still done by hand in order to ensure excellence and to meet the requirements of the most demanding connoisseurs