Domaine Tariquet Le Légendaire

Nose

Elegant and inviting with tarte Tatin, baked apple and orange blossom. Given some time in the glass, gentle notes of toffee and caramel begin to emerge.

Palate

Fresh, supple and vibrant with blonde caramel and liquorice. Roasted fruit and orange zest are followed by nutmeg, grey pepper and cinnamon, while the oak remains beautifully restrained in the background.

Finish

Smooth and refined with lingering fruit, caramel and gentle spices. A pleasant freshness provides an elegant 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.