Family-owned estate
Domaine Laberdolive
Producer of Armagnac based in Bas-Armagnac (Labastide-d'Armagnac), noted for a collection of vintages and for the use of traditional stills and estate oak casks.
- Labastide-d'Armagnac (Jaurey / Escoubès) · Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Bas-Armagnac) · France
- Since 1886
- 8 products
Domaine Laberdolive
Meet the producer
The story
The Laberdolive family has been present in the Bas-Armagnac area for many generations; properties mentioned in sources include Domaine de Jaurrey (established on the Jaurey site since 1893) and other acquisitions during the 20th century. Commercial and tourist sources indicate the family settled in the Escoubès area at the end of the 19th century and developed a substantial Armagnac cellar, with a long practice of aging and vintage bottlings.
Production philosophy
Traditional practices linked to Armagnac production: distillation with historic stills and aging in oak barrels sourced from the estate's forests; emphasis on conserving stocks of older vintages and producing distinct single-vintage releases.
Territory
Bas-Armagnac (Labastide-d'Armagnac and surroundings), the historic region of Gascony in southwest France (departments of Gers and Landes).
Production method
Distillation using traditional armagnacais stills (more than one still is cited in sources, one datable to the late 19th century), wood-fired; subsequent aging in oak barrels obtained from the estate's woodland.
Distillation
Traditional armagnacais stills, wood-fired; historic local distillation practice (sources describe antique stills, one dated 1893).
Ageing
Aging in oak barrels sourced from the estate's woodland; sources indicate approximately 3 years in new wood followed by long years of maturation in cask.
Characteristics
- Type
- Family-owned estate
- City
- Labastide-d'Armagnac (Jaurey / Escoubès)
- Categories
- Armagnac
- Bas-Armagnac
- Vintage Armagnac
- Aged Armagnac
- Traditional Armagnac producer
- Raw materials
- grapes (varieties mentioned: Baco, Colombard, Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche)
- Casks and ageing vessels
- local oak barrels (wood from the estate)
- Representative products
- Bas Armagnac Domaine Juarrey 1923 - 70cl Wooden Gift Box - Domaine Laberdolive
- Bas Armagnac Domaine Juarrey 1946 - 70cl Wooden Gift Box - Domaine Laberdolive
- Bas Armagnac Domaine Juarrey 1962 - 70cl Wooden Gift Box - Domaine Laberdolive
- Bas Armagnac Domaine Juarrey 1976 - 70cl Wooden Gift Box - Domaine Laberdolive
- Bas Armagnac Domaine Juarrey 1979 - 70cl Wooden Gift Box - Domaine Laberdolive
- Bas Armagnac Domaine Juarrey 1986 - 70cl Wooden Gift Box - Domaine Laberdolive
- Bas Armagnac Domaine Juarrey 1989 - 70cl Wooden Gift Box - Domaine Laberdolive
- Bas Armagnac Domaine Juarrey 1992 - 70cl Wooden Gift Box - Domaine Laberdolive
- Bas Armagnac Domaine Juarrey 1993 - 70cl Wooden Gift Box - Domaine Laberdolive
- Bas Armagnac Hors d'Age - 70cl Wooden Gift Box - Domaine Laberdolive
What makes it distinctive
- Historic Bas-Armagnac producer with deep stocks of vintages
- Domaine de Jaurrey as a key site of the estate
- Use of traditional stills, one dating to the late 19th century
- Aging in oak barrels made from the estate's own forest
- Collection of vintages and wood-cased bottles (wooden gift boxes)