Chateau de Lacquy 1980 Vintage Armagnac
Chateau de Lacquy 1980 Vintage Armagnac is a single-vintage treasure — 750mL at 44% ABV (88 proof), distilled in November 1980 from 100% Baco old-vine fruit and rested 39 years in oak before bottling — and you can order it online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 44% (88 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Vintage: distilled November 1980 — a single year's eaux-de-vie
- Aging: 39 years in French oak before bottling
- Grapes: 100% Baco, from old vines on the Lacquy estate
Four Decades in One Glass
Vintage Armagnac is a wine-like discipline: everything in the bottle comes from a single year's harvest, distilled in the traditional Armagnac season and then left to the quiet work of oak. This 1980 spent 39 years in barrel on the Lacquy estate — longer than most distillers' careers — emerging intense, sweet and astonishingly fresh, a time capsule of one Gascon autumn. Browse the store's Armagnac collection or the wider brandy shelf, and see the rest of the estate's range from Chateau de Lacquy.
Tasting Notes
Intense and sweet, ample and very fresh — perfumes of small flowers, spices, fresh citrus zest, apricots, cocoa, cinnamon and blond tobacco. Great fullness and extreme length, with complex vanilla and floral flavors unfolding in the glass.
How to Enjoy
Neat, at room temperature, in a tulip glass — a bottle to open for a birth year, an anniversary, or any evening worth remembering. Water is unnecessary and unwanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "vintage Armagnac" mean?
All the eaux-de-vie in the bottle come from a single harvest year — here, 1980 — unlike blended age-statement Armagnacs.
How long was the Chateau de Lacquy 1980 aged?
39 years in French oak before bottling.
What is the ABV of Chateau de Lacquy 1980 Vintage Armagnac?
44% ABV (88 proof).
What grape is used?
100% Baco, harvested from old vines on the estate.
Vintage Armagnac of this depth is genuinely scarce — order Chateau de Lacquy 1980 Vintage Armagnac online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.