Comments on: Château Laubade’s Ali Baba treasure trove of Armagnac

By: Tom Fiorina

Tom Fiorina — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:11:21 +0000

I had lunch this past weekend with May Matta-Aliah and Meg Wiig, respectively the Armagnac Ambassadors for New York City and Chicago. They were on a tour, along with several American journalists, of different Armagnac estates as part of the 700th Anniversary of France’s oldest brandy. The general consensus was that it would still be excellent, and that the price of a bottle would be in the low four-figure range. But these vintage Armagnacs are normally used to make special blends, so you would be hard-pressed to purchase such a bottle.

By: Smooth Operator

Smooth Operator — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 02:32:38 +0000

How good is an 1888 likley to be? Would it still be drinkable and what would it cost?

By: tomfiorina

tomfiorina — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:37:29 +0000

Yes, Jean-Marc, and the amazing thing about Château de Laubade is that they can even get you a bottle of Armagnac to celebrate a birth date that happens to be almost a century ago.

By: Jean-Marc Espinasse

Jean-Marc Espinasse — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:40:00 +0000

Yes, Wine and Armagnac have a lot in commun. And what a treat to be able to get an Armagnac bottle of one’s birthday…which is not that easy with wine.