With the designations “three stars” and “VS”: the brandies have been aged in barrels for a minimum of between one and three years.
With the designation VSOP (Very Superior Old Pale): the brandies have been aged in barrels for a minimum of between four and nine years.
With the designation Napoléon: the brandies have been aged in barrels for a minimum of between quatre six and nine years.
With the designations XO (Extra Old) and Hors d’Âge: the brandies have been aged in barrels for a minimum of between ten and nineteen years.
With the designation XO premium: the brandies have been aged in barrels for a minimum of twenty years
With the designation Millésime (Armagnac speciality): brandies more than 10 years old given an accreditation upon tasting. The vintage corresponds to the year that the wines distilled were harvested.