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Arnaud Lesgourgues is a co-owner of the Gascony armagnac distillery Chateau de Laubade. This distillery produces one of the best Bas Armagnacs in the world.
Chateau de Laubade was founded in the 1870s. The first known vintage of Armagnac from this distillery is 1870, but the oldest surviving bottles are from 1874 and 1876. Of course, they are not for sale.
The first owner of Chateau de Laubade was Mr. Noulens, whose second wife, Mademoiselle Paquin, was a Parisian fashion designer and competed with Coco Chanel herself. Coco Chanel worked on Rue Cambon, and two streets away Mademoiselle Paquin worked. However, when she met and married Mr. Noulens, she discontinued her Parisian clothing design business and sold her business to Coco Chanel. Interestingly, Coco Chanel visited her friend at the Chateau de Laubade several times.
But let's get back to Armagnac, there is a saying that the French gave the world cognac and left Armaniak to themselves. The largest portion of armagnac that is consumed in the world stays in France. 60% of armaniak is consumed in France and only 40% is exported. This is very interesting.
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