Darroze

The story begins with Jean Darroze and his restaurant in Villeneuf-de-Marsan ... In love with his southwest and centuries-old tradition, this cult gastronomic chef from Landes introduces his son Francis to the culinary arts, the great wines and the exquisite Gascon distillates eaux-de-vie. Thanks to this cultivated taste for tradition, for the authenticity of Bas-Armagnac, Francis Darroze searches the treasures hidden in the depths of small estates and becomes a true discoverer of unique Armagnacs. This naturally led to the construction of a cellar in the 70s, specifically dedicated to aging. Francis' son, Mark, a trained oenologist, followed in his footsteps in 1996. Thus the two "treasure hunters," as Martin Nue called them in his book Eaux-de-vie: le guide, they roam the lands of Armagnac in search of this liquid gold, which they still offer to this day. Today, Francis has taken a well-deserved break and the business is in the hands of Mark, who continues to work as a custodian, a merchant of real antiques, to make these treasures available to us.