Our profession: Artisan Producer

Treasures of eau-de-vie

The treasures that the Darroze family have been hunting out since 1974, this eau-de-vie from the land of Armagnac, a little secret, authentic lifeblood of the land, concentrated with aromas and flavours, of expressions and unique characters.

Francis and Marc Darroze roam the estates on the best terroirs, that of the Bas Armagnac and its tawny sands, to select, cultivate and bottle the most beautiful discoveries.

Around forty estates contribute to this extraordinary collection that complete and perfect their ageing in the Roquefort cellars. Rare and ancient barrels, where the eaux-de-vies leave the alambic from a small property, distilled by a reputed mobile distiller and that demand several decades of subtle and careful ageing in oak barrels for 15 to 50 years in order to express the qualities of the place and the vintage.

Respecting the expression

In all cases, the Darroze principles – rarely applied to a negotiant – stay the same: to respect totally, in complicity with the proprietor, the true terroir of each vineyard and to see that each and every eau-de-vie achieves its most perfect expression.

To preserve the specificities, not to blend different domaines, neither vintages. In order to not betray the typical qualities, no 'reduction' by the addition of 'petites eaux' that not only dilutes the alcoholic strength but also the aromatic intensity and the hints of terroir. Therefore, each Bas-Armagnac is strictly itself, with the name of the estate of origin, its vintage and the bottling date that gives its real age as eau-de-vie no longer ages in bottles. The collection of the Darroze house offers a true voyage of taste over the infinite variations of terroirs, of varieties and of 'savoir-faire'.