Grape of the Art Château de Hontambère 1989 #A5 70cl (07/2023)
This Armagnac was produced in 1989 by Domaine de Pouchégu from Ugni Blanc grapes in Armagnac Ténarèze, France.
It matured for 33 years in cask A5 in a humid warehouse and was bottled in 2023 (07/2023) by Château de Hontambère in collaboration with Grape of the Art and Swell de Spirits at 55.9% cask strength. An Alambic Armagnacais (Column Still) was used for distillation.
For this bottling we joined forces with Swell de Spirits from Bordeaux to dig deep into the stocks of Château de Hontambère. There we found a cask from Domaine de Pouchégu, distilled in 1989 and aged for 33 years, whose stocks are now held by Hontambère: Ugni Blanc from the Ténarèze, distilled by Pierre Laporte in the Alambic Armagnacais, matured in a humid cellar and bottled at 55.9% cask strength. There are 250 bottles for Grape of the Art.
Tasting Notes
On the nose come dark cherries, Sicilian oranges and tropical mango, along with glue and fine wood, before layered smoke and blossoms round off the picture. The palate follows with a deep sweetness and plenty of body that makes way for dark chocolate, cherries and cream and lightly toasted wine gums.
Flaschenanzahl: 250 Flaschen Zusätze: No additives Flascheninhalt: 70cl Artikelgewicht: 1.3 kg Hersteller: Grape of the Art (Wet Drams GmbH, Uhlandstr. 10, Kupferzell, 74635, Germany)
