Our history

The castle of Lassalle 1780

The Chateau de Lassalle was built in 1780 on a promontory facing the mountain range of the Pyrenees, a few hundred meters from the "Quart du Roi" place where King Henri IV loved to rest.

From 1824, the Chateau de Lassalle distilled its Armagnac, the Count of Peraldi, a connoisseur of wines and spirits, bought the property in 1888 and undertook major works to develop the vineyard and the chateau for the development of Armagnac and wine. In line with her grand oncle, Baroness Henri de Geis de Guyon de Pampelonne, grandniece of Count Peraldi, never stopped improving the cellars and the quality of the barrels to produce an Armagnac of excellence, recognized by the most great starred restaurants in Paris.

In 2021, the heirs of the Baroness of Pampelonne transferred the family property and its know-how to the Garbaccio family, who had fallen under the spell of the Grand Bas Armagnac region and the quality of its grape varieties.

The Castle of Castex 1660

The first buildings of the Chateau de Castex were erected in 1660 in the form of ramparts, the construction of the Chateau undertaken by the Count of Abbdie de Barrau was completed in 1789 a few months before the French Revolution. His grandson Bernard Gabriel Xavier was then writing numerous works on the cultivation of vines and the production of Armagnac. Constantly on the lookout for the best distillation processes for the "Grandes Eaux de Vie du Domaine de Castex", his Armagnac was classified "hors concours" and Premier Grand Cru du Bas-Armagnac, notably in 1855 at the Paris Exhibition and in 1856.

Since 1930, his descendants, the children of Thérèse d'Abbadie de Barrau and Baron Marc de Saint Pastou, aware of the importance of the heritage received, have maintained the family tradition by raising their eaux-de-vie with rigor.

2021 The Pursuit of Excellence and Tradition

As close neighbors and respecting the traditions of the Art of French Gastronomy, the owners of Chateau de Lassalle and Chateau de Castex are launching the prestigious LA BARONNE ARMAGNAC - Cristal range in homage to their excellent old Armagnacs and marketed by the company LA BARONNE ARMAGNAC -.