Haut-Armagnac is the smallest and least-known of the three Armagnac terroirs, and more than half its vines grow on a single estate: Château Arton. From 88 organic, biodynamically farmed hectares in the Gers, the family distils only its own wine — Armagnac grown, not produced. In 2017 the French Ministry of Agriculture named it the finest brandy in France, over 22,000 entries considered.
The collection runs from La Réserve, a Colombard and Ugni Blanc blend aged six years and upward, through single cask and cask strength vintages for collectors, to Fine Blanche®, the unaged white Armagnac Patrick de Montal helped invent, and fruit eaux-de-vie made for cocktails since 1986. Alongside them sit the estate's Côtes de Gascogne IGP wines — whites, rosés and reds from eight grape varieties. Available at the domaine and online.
