Bas-Armagnac Montreur d'ours Domaine Tariquet *

Plant de Graisse 70%, Ugni blanc & Baco 30% Montreur d’Ours is a ‘Hors d’Âge’ Bas-Armagnac that blends 10 to 20-year-old barrels of the Plant de Graisse, Ugni blanc and Baco grape varieties. This cuvée pays tribute the Grassa-Artaud’s family’s ancestors, originally from Ercé, a small village nestled in the mountains of Ariège, at the foot of the Pyrenées, who maintained the bear tamer tradition. In 1912, they acquired Domaine Tariquet in Gascony that had been producing Armagnac since 1683. The Grassa family reimplanted the Plant deGraisse grape variety in 2001. It is an old, forgotten variety. It offers eaux-de-vie of surprising length on the palate, extraordinary fullness and remarkable elegance. Blended with Ugni blanc and Baco, it gains in subtlety and aromatic strength. Montreur d’Ours is packaged in a wooden case made of pine from the Landes de Gascogne forest by a local craftsman.