the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1934

ABV43.7 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

JEAN CAVÉ BAS-ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1934

• Ageing Vintage: eau-de-vie from the 1934 harvest alone, unblended
• Cask 'Gros grains' oak, medium char
• Distillation Continuous still

The brut de fût range from Jean Cavé brings together eaux-de-vie bottled at the natural cellar strength at which they have aged; the cellar master selects them when their aromatic richness is in harmony with that strength. This 1934 is thus bottled at 43.7% vol. Distilled by continuous still, aged in 'gros grains' oak casks at medium char, it has never been blended. It is presented in an Olympe decanter with a wooden arch box. To appreciate it at its best, serve it neat, at room temperature, and allow it a few minutes to open in the glass. A bottle to mark a family occasion from that year.

the vintage

The year 1934

1934 was a year of contrasts, marked in cinema by Jean Vigo's L'Atalante, a masterpiece of French poetic realism, and on the pitch by the Italian World Cup. In Gascony, the vines of that year yielded a harvest that has since become rare, aged for over nine decades in oak casks and now approaching its centenary.

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

1934

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

43.7 °

Type

Armagnac

Reference

JEAN_CAVE_1934