the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1928

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

JEAN CAVÉ BAS-ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1928

• Ageing Vintage: eau-de-vie from the 1928 harvest alone, unblended
• Cask Large-grain oak, medium char
• Distillation Continuous

It was in September 1928 that Alexander Fleming observed the effect of a mould on his bacterial cultures: penicillin was discovered. That same year, in Gascony, the harvest yielded the wine from which Jean Cavé distilled this vintage, produced by continuous distillation and aged in a large-grain oak cask. It has not been blended with any other harvest. The house presents it in a 70 cl Olympe decanter, set in a wooden arch. A fine choice for a doctor, a researcher, or anyone born that year.

the vintage

The year 1928

Vintage grand

1928 stands at the height of the Roaring Twenties, when Paris shone as the world capital of celebration and the arts. In Gascony, the vines yielded that year a vintage of exceptional quality, untouched by any sense of the upheavals to come. Aged for nearly a century in Gascon oak casks, these eaux-de-vie have acquired a remarkable depth.

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

1928

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type of Spirit

Extremely rare

Type

Armagnac

Reference

JEAN_CAVE_1928