Domaine d'Espérance

A.O.C. : Bas Armagnac
Producer : Jean-Louis et Claire de Montesquiou
Location : Landes

« Grand pendu, j’iray taster de ton vin en passant » Votre meylleur mestre et affectionné amy ; signé « Henry ». This is how King Henri IV/the 4^th invited himself at his friend Montesquiou in order to taste his incredible wine, enjoining him to meet him for the Coutras battle!
The Armagnac is produced in Gascony since the 15^th century/ Gascony makes Armagnac since the 15^th century/ and the first writings of the Montesquiou family goes back to the 10^th century and let their memory to the French History, as the famous Monluc of the crusades/ religious wars, either the General de Montesquiou-Fezensac made the campaign in Russia with Napoleon and of course the legendary d’Artagnan from les Trois Mousquetaires and many more…  

Since 1990, Claire de Montesquiou has sought to produce top-of-the-range Armagnacs with finesse and fruitiness. Great care is taken in the vinification of wines intended for Armagnac. Two collections: 
- Armagnacs produced with wines from the Domaine d'Espérance from the 1990 vintage: year after year, these fine and fruity Armagnacs are awarded prizes at the Salon de l'Agriculture. 
- Les Trésors de d'Artagnan, for older Armagnacs, discovered at neighbors.

Assemblage 10 ans : Silver medal - Contest of «eau-de-vie» from Bas-Armagnac in the region of Landes 2010. 
Assemblage 18 ans : Silver medal at the Agricultural show of Paris in 2022 and Gold Medal in 2023.
Armagnac 2002 - Folle Blanche : Gold medal at the Agricultural show of Paris in 2020.
Armagnac 2002 - Bacco : Silver medal at the Agricultural show of Paris in 2023.
Armagnac 2001 : Silver medal at the Agricultural show of Paris in 2020.
Armagnac 1999 : Silver medal at the Agricultural show of Paris in 2020.
Armagnac 1998 : Silver medal at the Agricultural show of Paris in 2012.
Armagnac 1995 : Gold medal at the Agricultural show of Paris in2013.
Armagnac 1994 : Gold medal at the Agricultural show of Paris in 2011.
Armagnac 1993 : Professional contest of great eaux-de-vie of Armagnac in Eauze 2010. Prize of General Council of the region of Landes. Contest of eaux-de-vie of Bas-Armagnac in the region of Landes. Honors.
Armagnac 1992 : Silver medal at the Agricultural show of Paris in 2009.
Armagnac 1990 : Gold medal at the Agricultural show of Paris in 2006.