1966 Vintage Armagnac

What better what better way to celebrate a birthday of someone born in 1966 than with a bottle of 1966 Vintage Armagnac? This will make a superb 60th birthday present in 2026.

Fareham Wine Cellar supplies 1966 vintage Armagnac from two Armagnac houses specialising in the production and supply of rare, old, vintage Armagnacs – Baron de Lustrac and Baron de Sigognac. Both have stocks going back to the early 1900s – have a look here for a full list of available vintages, maybe there is one for another anniversary or birthday celebration.

Compared to wine, good luck finding something drinkable (perhaps a Port would do the trick), or whisky from 1966 (a small fortune), vintage Armagnac will be guaranteed to be still drinkable and won’t put too much of a dent in one’s pocket. 

Baron de Lustrac 1966 Vintage Armagnac

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Baron de Lustrac Armagnac is presented in an old-fashioned Armagnac bottle and wooden box. These fine and rare vintage Armagnacs are only available in strictly limited quantities. Each label is inscribed with the year of distillation, the name of the Domain of production, the bottle number (they are usually single cask bottlings) and, where relevant, the grape variety.

Baron de Sigognac 1966 Vintage Armagnac

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If you look on the Baron de Sigognac Vintage Armagnac chart, you can see that Sigognac categorise the 1966 as fine, light, easy to drink and is dominated by floral notes with leather and cigar characteristics.

The Owners of Baron de Sigognac, The Guasch family, have been in Gascony since the 12th century. They have owned Chateau Bordeneuve since 1974 and are one of the region’s largest courtier and negociant operations. Today the father-and-son team of Jean-Claude and Thomas look after viticulture, vinification and distillation. They make a fantastic selection of single vintage Armangnac, but they also make some superb blended Armagnac too like the Baron de Sigognac 50 Year Old in Decanter Wooden Case or the Baron de Sigognac XO Platinum Armagnac Decanter Bottle.

Is my vintage 1966 Vintage Armagnac genuine?

Sometimes people buying a 50 year old bottle of Armagnac expect a dusty old bottle of brandy, but vintage Armagnac spends its life quietly aging in oak barrels (sometimes it is transferred to glass demijohns) and is only bottled and labelled when it is ready to be released. So it quite normal  that bottle and label are new. Read more about how Vintage Armagnac is regulated.