the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1914

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

JEAN CAVÉ BAS-ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1914

• Ageing Vintage: eau-de-vie from the 1914 harvest alone, unblended
• Cask Oak casks, cellars of the house at Lannepax (Gers)

War broke out in early August 1914, and the harvest that followed was gathered in a France at full mobilisation. From that Gers crop, Jean Cavé drew an eau-de-vie that has been kept entirely on its own, never blended with any other. To preserve its oldest vintages, the house monitors the temperature and humidity of its cellars closely, and handles its glass demijohns with great care. A bottle steeped in memory, for a family anniversary, the passing on of a piece of history, or a tribute, to be savoured in quiet contemplation.

the vintage

The year 1914

1914 remains, above all, a date of remembrance: general mobilisation emptied the Gascony countryside at the very moment of the harvest. The eau-de-vie from that vintage, preserved for over a century, has taken on with time a topaz colour with copper highlights and aromas of dried fruits, patient witnesses to a year in which History weighed heavily on the vine.

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

1914

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type of Spirit

Extremely rare

Type

Armagnac

Reference

JEAN_CAVE_1914