2011 Château de Ravignan Bas-Armagnac, France (750ml)

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The château was later occupied by feudal barons and partially destroyed during the religious wars of the 16th century. In the mid-17th century, a Louis XIII manor was built on the property. Vineyards were planted in 1732. Around the same time, the property was sold to Jean La Croix, who later took the name Ravignan.

Today Josselin (with the help of his father Louis) presides over the estate's 20 hectares of vineyards, located in the Perquie and covered with iron-rich sand (sables fauves) and sand with small pieces of limestone and clay (boulbènes). There they grow ugni blanc, baco, colombard and folle blanche grapes, which are distilled by Monsieur Saint Martin who arrives at the property each November to distill (at 52-54% ABV) between 15 and 20 barrels of rich Armagnac.

Single distilled in 2011 in a traveling alembic Armagnacais (short column still.) Aged 12 years in new and used 420-liter French oak casks. Full of rich fruit, vanilla, and chocolate, this Armagnac truly excels in an Old Fashioned or Harvard cocktail.