the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1921

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

JEAN CAVÉ BAS-ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1921

• Ageing Vintage: eau-de-vie from the 1921 harvest alone, unblended
• Cask Large-grain oak, medium char
• Distillation Continuous

The official record for this 1921 comes down to a few precise details: continuous distillation, large-grain oak cask, medium char. The rest belongs to time. The harvest was aged on its own, at Lannepax, by a house founded thirty-eight years earlier by Jean Cavé, a winegrower turned distiller and cellarer. The Olympe decanter and its wooden arch make this a presentation bottle, meant to be set on the table at a celebratory meal. For a birth or a wedding anniversary from that year, or for an admirer of the interwar period.

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

1921

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type of Spirit

Extremely rare

Type

Armagnac

Reference

JEAN_CAVE_1921