the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1953

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

JEAN CAVÉ BAS-ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1953

• Ageing Vintage: eau-de-vie from the 1953 harvest alone, unblended
• Cask Oak casks, cellars of the house at Lannepax (Gers)

On 2 June 1953, Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster. In the Gers, autumn brought a harvest that Jean Cavé distilled and set to age in oak casks. This vintage has never been blended with any other year. The Cavé family, four generations of distillers and cellar masters, has kept it for their collection of aged eaux-de-vie. A fine idea for an admirer of the British Crown, someone born that year, or a couple celebrating an anniversary from 1953.

the vintage

The year 1953

1953 was a pivotal year on the world stage, marked by the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the death of Stalin and the end of the Korean War. In Gascony, the vines yielded a harvest of renewal, and the eaux-de-vie distilled that year now display, after more than seven decades of ageing, a refined and elegant character.

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

1953

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type of Spirit

Extremely rare

Type

Armagnac

Reference

JEAN_CAVE_1953