Chateau de Millet Vintage Armagnac 1981
Chateau de Millet Vintage Armagnac 1981 is a 42% ABV, 750mL single-vintage Bas-Armagnac from Château de Millet outside Eauze in the Gers — estate-grown, vinified and distilled on the property by the Dèche family, then held in 400-litre local white oak barrels until bottling at the château. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 42%
- Size: 750mL
- Vintage: 1981 — single vintage, aged in barrel until bottling; the bottling date on the label attests its true age
- Origin: Bas-Armagnac, Eauze, Gers, France
- Production: Estate fruit only, distilled on site; aged in 400-litre local white oak barrels; wax-sealed, bottled at the château
Five Generations, One Vintage at a Time
The Dèche family has farmed Château de Millet — 220 acres just outside Eauze, with some 25 acres devoted to Armagnac on clay-limestone and tawny-sand soils — for five generations. Most of each harvest is blended into the estate's VS, VSOP and XO, but select casks are set aside and bottled little by little as single vintages, each one staying in barrel until the day it is bottled. The 1981 is that patience, bottled. See more from the estate in the Chateau de Millet collection, browse Armagnac, and explore the wider brandy shelves.
Tasting Notes
An elegant nose of liquorice and sweet spice with the polish of long ageing; soft and full-bodied on the palate with great length and a caramel finish in a deep dark-gold glass.
How to Enjoy
Serve neat in a tulip or Armagnac glass at room temperature, a small pour at a time — a 1981 vintage rewards slow sipping after dinner, with nothing added.
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Chateau de Millet 1981 Armagnac? It is a single 1981 vintage that remained in barrel until bottling; Château de Millet prints the bottling date on the label, and that date — not a fixed number — attests the spirit's real age.
What is Bas-Armagnac? The most prized of Armagnac's three regions, in the west of the Gers, known for sandy soils and elegant, long-lived brandies — Eauze, where Château de Millet farms, is its historic capital.
Who makes Chateau de Millet Armagnac? The Dèche family, propriétaires-récoltants farming their own estate outside Eauze for five generations — growing, vinifying, distilling and bottling on site.
What is the ABV and size? 42% ABV, 750mL, wax-sealed and bottled at the château.
A single-vintage 1981 Bas-Armagnac from an estate that bottles cask by cask — reserve yours online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA, while this bottling remains.