the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1901

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

JEAN CAVÉ BAS-ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1901

• Ageing Vintage: eau-de-vie from the 1901 harvest alone, unblended
• Cask Oak casks, cellars of the house at Lannepax (Gers)

The very first Nobel Prizes were awarded in December 1901; Sully Prudhomme received the one for literature. Jean Cavé has kept the harvest from that year for more than a century, never blending it with any other. The house points out that its cellars benefit from stable humidity and temperature, thanks to a water channel running beneath the floor: summer and winter alike, no sudden fluctuations. It is to this careful stewardship that an eau-de-vie of such age owes its preservation. A fitting choice for an ancestor's birthday, a family date or a collection, to be savoured without haste.

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

1901

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type

Armagnac

Reference

JEAN_CAVE_1901