Armagnacs Darroze : order now all the vintages at producer price

For three generations, the Darroze family has been dividing its time and passions between cooking and Armagnac.
Francis Darroze and Marc Darroze

The adventure started in the 1950s and 1960s when Jean Darroze scaled the heights with the family restaurant in Villeneuve de Marsan, right in the heart of Bas-Armagnac. He shared his passions and his work with his children all of whom played a part in the national and internationally renowned family restaurant.
It was here that Francis, the youngest member of the family, was in charge of the wine list and of course the Armagnacs. During his regular visits to the different vineyards, Francis acquired an extraordinary collection of eaux de vies coming from all different areas in the Bas Armagnac region.

At the beginning of the 1970s, Francis decided to age the eaux de vies himself, in his own cellar and under his sole control. He hunted throughout the Gascony countryside far and wide searching for the best barrels from different estates. In more than 30 years, the Darroze family collection grew and today amounts to an impressive 250 different armagnacs coming from 30 properties and including more than 50 vintages.

Her brother Marc, trained as an oenologist, takes care of the Armagnacs' ageing. He works with the same rigor and passion that characterizes his father.

Les Grands Assemblages
For several generations, the Darroze family has scoured Gascony in the Grands Crus centre of the  Bas Armagnac region.  Thousands of centuries old treasures are held in stock at the Darroze house.  This diversity in the crus, the years, the grape varieties and the styles has allowed Marc Darroze to work on this range known as « Les Grands Assemblages » (The Great Blends).  Chosen for their complementary characteristics, the selected armagnacs in each blend are different ages.  Each age on the bottle indicates the age of the youngest Armagnac in the blend.