Chateau de Lacquy 21 Year Old Armagnac
Chateau de Lacquy 21 Year Old Armagnac is the estate's 21-year Bas-Armagnac blend: bottled at 43.5% ABV (87 proof) in a 700mL bottle, distilled over a wood fire and aged for a full 21 years in French oak. The youngest eaux-de-vie spend 19 years in barrel before the full blend rests an additional 2 years in 420-litre casks — the blend is assembled two full years before bottling so the components fully integrate. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 43.5% (87 proof)
- Size: 700mL
- Age: 21 years in oak (19 years + 2-year blend maturation)
- Appellation: Bas-Armagnac, France
- Distillation: Traditional Armagnac still, heated over wood fire
- Awards: Gold, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2020 (retailer-attributed)
Blended Two Years Before Bottling
Château de Lacquy has been a family estate for more than three hundred years, and its house signature is patience: this 21-year-old is assembled as a complete blend a full two years before it ever sees a bottle, then left to marry in 420-litre casks until every component speaks as one. Distilled over a wood fire in the traditional Bas-Armagnac manner and bottled at a natural 43.5% ABV with no additives, it won Gold at the IWSC London 2020 — a recognition of the elegance this long, deliberate process produces. See the Chateau de Lacquy collection, more Armagnac, and other aged brandies at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Candied orange, prune, leather and black pepper on the nose, with warm spices; a soft, full palate of very ripe fruit, sweet spice, dark chocolate and manuka honey; and a long, lingering finish of dry oak, cinnamon, nutmeg, citrus zest and tobacco.
How to Enjoy
Best neat in a tulip or snifter at room temperature — the two-year blend marriage rewards slow sipping. It pairs beautifully with dark chocolate or almond desserts as an after-dinner pour.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "21 years" mean for this blend? The youngest eaux-de-vie aged 19 years in barrel; then the full blend was assembled and rested 2 more years in 420-litre casks before bottling — 21 years total.
What is the ABV? 43.5% (87 proof), bottled with natural color and no additives.
Has it won any awards? It won Gold at the IWSC London 2020, per the retailer's product page.
Is this a single vintage? No — it is a blend of Bas-Armagnac eaux-de-vie, all aged to the estate's 21-year standard.
A 21-year Bas-Armagnac, married for two full years before bottling — order Chateau de Lacquy 21 Year Old Armagnac online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.