this bottle
Castarède Armagnac Vintage 1941
- Ageing 79 years in cask, bottled in 2020
- Cask oak
Harvested in 1941, in the midst of war, this vintage was nonetheless distilled and laid down in cask. Castarède kept it for seventy-nine years in oak before bottling in 2020. It is eighty-five years since the grapes were picked. The age and the patience of the ageing alone make this a rare bottle. The Castarède family, now in its sixth generation, watches over these old vintages from Château de Maniban. 70 cl bottle, 40% vol., presented in a gift box.
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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