Armagnac-Ténarèze is one of the three ''

terroir (; ; from ''terre'', ) is a French language, French term used to describe the environmental factors that affect a crop's phenotype, including unique environment contexts, farming practices and a crop's specific growth habitat. Collectively, th ...

s'' (plantation areas) in the

Armagnac Armagnac (, ) is a distinctive kind of brandy produced in the Armagnac (region), Armagnac region in Gascony, southwest France. It is distilled from wine usually made from a blend of grapes including Baco 22A, Colombard, Folle blanche and Ugni ...

region of

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where grapes for the distillation of the

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can be cultivated. This area lies between

Bas-Armagnac Bas-Armagnac ("Lower Armagnac"; ) is one of the three terroir, plantation areas in the Armagnac (region), Armagnac area of France where grapes for the distillation of the Armagnac (drink), Armagnac eau-de-vie can be cultivated. It extends over t ...

and

Haut-Armagnac Haut-Armagnac ("Upper Armagnac"; ), one of the three terroirs (plantation areas) in the Armagnac area where the grapes for the distillation of the Armagnac eau-de-vie can be cultivated. It lies to the south and east of Bas-Armagnac and Armagnac- ...

, covering the northwestern part of the department of

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and the southern part of

Lot-et-Garonne Lot-et-Garonne (, ) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the rivers Lot and Garonne, it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.Côtes de Gascogne Côtes de Gascogne is a wine-growing district in Gascony producing principally white wine. It is mainly located in the Departments of France, département of the Gers in the former Midi-Pyrénées region (now part of the Occitanie region), and i ...

and

Floc de Gascogne The Floc de Gascogne is a regional apéritif from the Côtes de Gascogne and Armagnac (province), Armagnac regions of South West France (wine region), Sud-Ouest wine region of France. It is a ''vin de liqueur'' Fortified wine, fortified with Arm ...

, which share the same AOC-limits) can be produced.

Region and distillate

Armagnac-Ténarèze represents about 40% of all Armagnac grape vineyards. The soil consists mainly of limestone, sand and clay. It includes the little village of Castelnau-d’Auzan. The Ténarèze distillate is considered to be the strongest-tasting Armagnac. It reaches its full flavor at a later age than those of Bas- and Haut-Armagnac.

References

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