Domaine du TARIQUET

A TRADITION OF BAS-ARMAGNACS SINCE 1683

1683: Production of the first Bas-Armagnacs at Château du Tariquet, located in Gascony in the South-West of France.

1912: Acquisition of the estate by Pierre Artaud, Hélène Grassa’s grandfather.

1946: Hélène and her husband Pierre Grassa settle down at the property.

1972: Maïté and Yves Grassa, two of Hélène and Pierre’s four children, take over.

1987: Yves Grassa is designated “White Winemaker of the Year” by the International Wine Challenge, in London.

2005: Armin and Rémy Grassa, Yves’ two sons, take the reins of the family estate, which expanded with the acquisition and

planting of new vines and new grape varieties.

2012: Three generations celebrate a century of family history. L’Armagnac du Centenaire, a unique blend of 2,012 bottles

includes for the first time the Plant de Graisse grape variety.

2014: Designated as “Individual Distillery of the Year” (ISC, London).

2015: Family-owned estate of 1,125 hectares in production, with a hundred hectares exclusively dedicated to Armagnac.

2016: Inauguration of the new distillery and second alambic.