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Michael Reviews the Chateau de Busca Tenareze Armagnac 1983.
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Château du Busca is one of the oldest domaines in Armagnac. The château itself dates from 1649, built by a lawyer from the nearby town of Condom. This man, Thomas de Maniban became general legal counsel of the Toulouse parliament, and wanted a house that matched his stature in the region. According to master blender Alain Royer, it is the most beautiful 17th century building in the whole region. The house itself was built on the top of a hill and used as its foundation an 11th century fortified castle and its church. In the crypt under the altar are the tombs of the founders as well as the current owners.

After passing through four generations of the Maniban family it was sold in 1806 to the noble De Ferron family. Floriane de Ferron remains at the helm of the house and its 495 acre estate. While the original distillery remains on site, the wines were distilled by a roving distiller who arrived in the late fall and remained there as long as there was wine to be processed. The barrels used at Busca are coopered from oak of the region. (Gascon oak tends to have a tighter grain pattern and more tannin versus barrels that are utilized in Cognac.)

We must put forth a somewhat melancholy note. This bottle represents the end of an era. None of the Floraine’s children have an interest in taking over the house, and the Château has been for sale for a number of years. The vines are still in production on the estate but the resulting wines are vinified and distilled elsewhere. As Alain Royer mentioned to us via email: “...should an investor finally turn up, I am sure that the production will resume, but they will have no old inventory.” Further remarking on this bottle Alain called 1983 an exceptional year and “an Armagnac strong in character, powerful, full bodied, lush in texture: spicy [sic] mixed with dried plum flavors. This 1983, a rare vintage has all these characters with a delicate back note of sweet vanilla tannins…” We hope that you enjoy this taste of history.