Domaine Séailles is one of the pioneers of organic viticulture in the Côtes de Gascogne region of Southwest France. A family-owned estate since 1961, Séailles is now run by Jean Labérenne, who lead the domaine to Ecocert organic certification in 1997, swearing off all chemical fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, and synthetic chemical products. Located in the town of Ténarèze, which is unique in the region for it's limestone soils, Jean farms a total of 26ha of hillside vineyards, even saving 2ha of vines to make the traditional spirit of the region, Armagnac. The distillation is carried out at the domaine using an old, direct wood flame heated still, and the resulting spirits are aged in 400L barrels for a minimum of 20 years.
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Domaine Seailles 20 Year Old Armagnac $60 bottle
Domaine Seailles Armagnac Tenareze 1988 $75 bottle
Think cinnamon, butter, thick maple syrup and warm, concentrated toffee on nose and palate. Drying oak, walnut and cinnamon tones accent the long finish.
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