the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1950

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

JEAN CAVÉ BAS-ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1950

• Ageing Vintage: eau-de-vie from the 1950 harvest alone, unblended
• Cask Oak casks, cellars of the house in Lannepax (Gers)

The middle of the century: Jean Cavé, in Lannepax, distilled the 1950 harvest and entrusted it to oak casks. There it slowly took on its tannins and aromas, until the cellar master considered its ageing complete. This vintage was never blended with any other year. It joins a collection that, according to the house, begins with the 1888 harvest and continues to this day. A fitting choice for a birth or a wedding anniversary from that year, or to mark the milestone of a company founded in 1950.

the vintage

The year 1950

1950 will be remembered for the legendary World Cup final at the Maracanã and for the Schuman Plan, which laid the foundations of European unity. In Gascony, the vines that year yielded a post-war reconstruction harvest, now aged for over seven decades in Gascon oak casks.

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

1950

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type of Spirit

Extremely rare

Type

Armagnac

Reference

JEAN_CAVE_1950