the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1916

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

JEAN CAVÉ BAS-ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1916

• Ageing Vintage: eau-de-vie from the 1916 harvest alone, unblended
• Cask Oak casks, cellars of the house at Lannepax (Gers)

1916 remains the year of Verdun and the Somme. Far from the front, in the Gers, the vines were nonetheless harvested, and Jean Cavé set aside the eau-de-vie from that harvest without ever blending it with another. It aged in oak casks, surrendering a little of itself each year to the angel's share, until the cellar master judged its maturation complete. A bottle to open in a moment of remembrance, to honour an ancestor or celebrate a birth from that year.

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

1916

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type of Spirit

Extremely rare

Type

Armagnac

Reference

JEAN_CAVE_1916