Skip to page content
1949 Vaghi Vintage Bas Armagnac

1949 Vaghi Vintage Bas Armagnac

K&L Buyer
Review Date: 02/2026

The beautiful 1949 vintage is a true 60 year old at the very peak of its maturity. Bottled in 2009, it's been refined in bottle for nearly another 20 years. Let's have a taste! The color is a pointed mahogany (1.5). The gorgeous nose is hyper complex offering a huge of complex sweet and savory notes - immediate orange oil, dense cooked orchard fruit, creamy fudge, dried tropical fruit with the cleaner side of rancio. It's almost like old scotch on the nose here - hints of sherry, no smoke, but the savory side of some of the other vintages is toned down. A beautiful and sweet entry, again harkens to old highland malt, with sweet dark fruit and soft baking spice. This is a hugely satisfying old brandy that might be the best of the 40s stock I've tasted.

Price: $499.99
Previously:
$650

This item is out of stock, would you like to save it and be notified when it's back?

Similar Products

Notes

Vaghi Armagnac is an independent bottler dedicated to preserving the individuality and quiet grandeur of Armagnac. Rather than distilling itself, Vaghi curates exceptional casks from traditional, often family-run producers, releasing them with minimal intervention to preserve their natural character. The focus is on single-cask, vintage-dated Armagnacs, frequently bottled at natural strength and presented with clear, transparent labeling. Shaped by traditional distillation and long maturation in oak, these spirits evolve from vibrant eaux-de-vie into layered, harmonious expressions marked by fruit, spice, and depth rather than weight. Spanning nearly a century of distillation, this library offers a rare perspective on Armagnac through individual vintages—each bottle a singular, unrepeatable record of time, place, and tradition.

Product Details

Origin: Bas-Armagnac, Armagnac, France

Type/Varietal: Armagnac

Alcohol Content: 40%

SKU: #1929132