Domaine Tariquet 8 years Folle Blanche Brut de Fût

Nose

Full and expressive with vanilla, candied fruit peel and soft caramel. Almond pastries, liquorice and toasted bread are complemented by gentle notes of coconut, menthol and tobacco.

Palate

Powerful and vibrant with mandarin, apple, melon and apricot. Vanilla fudge, nougat and toffee provide rounded sweetness, while liquorice, black tea and spiced oak add further structure.

Finish

Medium in length, firm and fresh with lingering fruit, vanilla and liquorice. Aniseed, green herbs and floral notes create a lively conclusion.

Domaine Tariquet is located near Eauze in Bas-Armagnac and has produced Armagnac since 1683. Its family story took an unusual turn in 1912, when Pierre Artaud, a former bear trainer who had sought his fortune in America, purchased the neglected estate with his son Jean-Pierre. Apparently, a detour through New York was required before finding a home in Gascony. From 1946, Hélène Artaud and her husband Pierre Grassa rebuilt the estate, with Armagnac remaining firmly at its heart.

A second revolution followed during the 1980s under their children Maïté and Yves. Fresh white wines gave the estate new momentum, but Armagnac was never pushed aside. Since 2005, Yves’ sons Armin and Rémy, the fifth generation, have managed Domaine Tariquet. The family controls the entire process, from its own vineyards to bottling. Each grape variety is distilled separately in wood-fired alambic stills. The fragile Folle Blanche was replanted from the 1980s onwards, and Tariquet is now its largest producer within Armagnac. The almost forgotten Plant de Graisse was also restored in 2001. This combination of family continuity, scale and commitment to historic grape varieties makes Tariquet exceptional.