the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1904

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

JEAN CAVÉ BAS-ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1904

• Ageing Vintage: single-harvest eau-de-vie from 1904, unblended
• Cask Oak casks, cellars of the house at Lannepax (Gers)

Signed in April 1904, the Entente Cordiale brought France and the United Kingdom closer together. The Gascon harvest of that year, distilled by Jean Cavé, has been kept as a single-harvest eau-de-vie ever since. The house notes that, in the quiet half-light of the chai, the colour of an eau-de-vie shifts slowly from clear to deep amber. More than a century of patience is held within this 70 cl bottle. A fitting choice for a British friend, a milestone anniversary from that year, or a collection of rare vintages.

the vintage

The year 1904

1904 was a year of foundations for the modern world, marked by the birth of FIFA in Paris and the Franco-British rapprochement of the Entente Cordiale. In Gascony, the vines of that Belle Époque yielded a harvest from which only a handful of eaux-de-vie survive today, patiently aged for more than a century.

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

1904

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type

Armagnac

Reference

JEAN_CAVE_1904