the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1939

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

Castarède Armagnac Vintage 1939

• Ageing 81 years in cask, bottled in 2020
• Cask oak
• Awards Silver medal at the International Wine Challenge in London in 1998, listed in the Guide Dussert-Gerber 2000 (according to the house)

This 1939 vintage has a small competition history: according to the house, it received a silver medal at the International Wine Challenge in London in 1998 and was featured in the Guide Dussert-Gerber 2000. Castarède left it eighty-one years in oak casks, until it was bottled in 2020. Eighty-seven years now separate the harvest from 2026. This single-harvest eau-de-vie, reduced to 40% vol., is offered in a 70 cl bottle with presentation case. A fine gift for an 87th birthday, or to open among attentive enthusiasts.

PalateVery rich, aromas of candied fruit and leather

Serve with as a digestif

the house

Armagnac Castarède

• Founded in 1832
• Location Château de Maniban, Mauléon-d'Armagnac (Gers)
• Appellation Bas-Armagnac
• Grape varieties Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Folle Blanche, Baco (planted in 2015)
• Distillation Traditional continuous armagnacais still (Orthez still dating from 1942)

Founded in 1832, Castarède is one of the oldest Armagnac négociant houses, and remains entirely independent and family-owned. Florence Castarède, the sixth generation, led the house for more than thirty years from Château de Maniban, in the heart of Bas-Armagnac, until her passing in 2025; the family now carries on her work. Th…

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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation

AOC Armagnac

Size

70 cl

Department

Gers

Vintage

1939

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type

Armagnac

Reference

CASTAREDE_1939