Armagnac Janneau VSOP 0.5l

Maison Janneau was founded by Pierre Etienne Janneau in 1851 at Condom in Armagnac, and this is still where Janneau carries out all of its Grand Armagnac production; the ageing is still carried out in the ancient cellars built in 1851. It is one of the main producers that carries out the distillation, ageing and bottling of its production fully in the AOC Armagnac region.

As a VSOP Armagnac, this bottling must be aged for a minimum of 4 years, but this Armagnac exceeds that requirement, and contains spirit with an average age of 7 years (though some eau-de-vie used is as old as 20 years). The spirit has been aged in new French Limousin oak casks, and is produced with Baco and Ugni Blanc grapes. The bottling contains a blend of double pot still distilled spirit (very unusual for Armagnac) and single column still distilled spirit. The result is a bright, fruity Armagnac, with notes of dried flowers, figs, honey, toasted nuts, caramel, raisins, apples, fresh oak, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and drying chocolate. A cut above most VSOP brandies, this bottling picked up a “Gold Medal Outstanding” award in the International Wine and Spirits Competition of 2015.