the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1900

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

JEAN CAVÉ BAS-ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1900

• Ageing Vintage: eau-de-vie from the 1900 harvest alone, unblended
• Cask Thick-grained oak ('gros grains'), medium char
• Distillation Continuous

In 1900, Paris inaugurated its Universal Exhibition and, in July, the first line of its metropolitan railway. In the Gers, the house of Jean Cavé had already been established for seventeen years when this harvest entered the chai. The eau-de-vie, distilled using the continuous method, aged in thick-grained oak and was not blended with any other year. The house presents it today in an Olympe decanter of 70 cl, housed in a wooden arch. A witness to the turn of the century, to mark a milestone in the history of a family or a business.

the vintage

The year 1900

1900 is above all a date etched in memory for Armagnac: the year of the Paris World's Fair and the opening of the Métro. In Gascony, the grapes from this harvest were gathered with care and distilled according to tradition, before an exceptionally long ageing in oak casks that makes it one of the oldest vintages still in existence today.

the house

Jean Cavé

• Founded in 1883
• Location Lannepax (Gers)
• Distillation Armagnac continuous still (the traditional method of continuous distillation specific to Armagnac)

In 1883, Jean Cavé, a winegrower, settled in Lannepax in the Gers as a distiller and négociant, alongside his wife and two sons. Four generations have followed, today represented by Henri Cavé, who carries on the tradition of continuous Armagnac distillation. Over the years, the house has assembled one of the most remarkable co…

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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation

AOC Armagnac

Size

70 cl

Department

Gers

Vintage

1900

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type

Armagnac

Reference

JEAN_CAVE_1900