Haut-Armagnac

Haut-Armagnac ("Upper Armagnac"; Occitan: Haut Armanhac), one of the three terroirs (plantation areas) in the Armagnac area[1] 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-Ténarèze, the two other areas, and is much the largest of the three.

3% of the Armagnac AOC's vineyards are within Haut-Armagnac, the fewest of the three subregions. The soil is chalky.[1] The Haut-Armagnac AOC was created in 1936, alongside its parent AOC (Armagnac) and its sibling AOCs (Armagnac-Ténarèze and Bas-Armagnac).[2]

Together the three areas form a single region where Armagnac, Côtes de Gascogne and Floc de Gascogne, which share the same AOC-limits, can be produced.

The area is called "white Armagnac" because of the abundance of limestone. It includes the eastern part of the department of Gers and a small part of Lot-et-Garonne. Viticulture was developed here in the 19th century to meet the high market demand. Today the original vineyards still exist but only represent a small amount of the production.

Haut-Armagnac includes the towns of Marciac and Lectoure and the capital of Gers, the city of Auch.

References

  1. ^ a b Difford, Simon. "Armagnac - About". Difford's Guide. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Décret n° 2009-1285 du 23 octobre 2009 relatif aux appellations d'origine contrôlées « Armagnac », « Blanche Armagnac », « Bas Armagnac », « Haut Armagnac » et « Armagnac-Ténarèze »". JORF (in French). p. 1. Retrieved 1 March 2026.


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