Château de Lacquy 2010 Folle Blanche Brut de fût 49% (2022 bottling)

Another Bas-Armagnac here. Château de Lacquy is a huge property located in the western Armagnac area, nestled in the middle of a beautiful forest (but the way to the estate has some horror movie vibes if you arrive by the end of the day). They own 25 hectares of vines: Baco, Folle Blanche and Colombard. Let’s go!

Colour: Orange, gold highlights. Irregular, medium tears.

Nose: Rustic and fruity at first, with ample plum eau-de-vie notes. Mocha, coffee, obvious roasted scents. A few bourbon vanilla notes in the background. Slightly dusty too.

Palate: Strong oak influence on the palate, expressed through bitter notes. Hints of varnished wood and linseed oil. Honestly, I found it more convincing on the nose. Here, rusticity dominates over precision and depth.

Last Notes: A bit heathery with air. Ample caramel sweets notes. A touch of fresh orchard fruit, surrounded by a few exotic hints, mainly green banana. Some pastry notes too. Back on the palate, the oak structure still outweighs the fruit.

Not the easiest Armagnac, with a very marked wood influence. That said, I’ve been told that more recent bottlings tend to be less oaky.

My very subjective note: 83/100