CASTARÈDE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1966

Name: CASTARÈDE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1966
Brand: Armagnac Castarède
SKU: CASTAREDE_1966
Price: 410.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Armagnac 1966 - Armagnac Castarède

Armagnac Castarède

Diamond wedding anniversary and sixtieth birthday: the Castarède 1966, a powerful Armagnac according to the house.

Ageing: 54years in caskbottled in 2020
ABV: 40.0% vol.
Capacity: 70cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest
Character Gentle - Balanced - Long - Powerful - Virile

€410.00

(€585.71 / L)

i.e. €585.71 per litre

Shipped wedged and protected in a reinforced box, tracked delivery.
Gift tube or wooden case depending on the bottle, ready to give.
Authentic vintage straight from the house's cellar.

the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1966

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

CASTARÈDE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1966

Ageing 54 years in cask, bottled in 2020
Cask Oak

Sixty years in 2026: couples married in 1966 are celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary, and this eau-de-vie is exactly their age. Castarède aged it for fifty-four years in oak casks, then bottled it in 2020. The house describes a powerful, well-balanced Armagnac, with the full tasting notes below. Castarède, a family house, is based at Château de Maniban, in the heart of Bas-Armagnac. A 70 cl bottle at 40% vol., presented in a gift box: a birthday gift with real meaning.

ColourGolden hues with glints of old copper

NosePleasant and unaggressive, with notes of rancio and citrus

PalateA gentle yet assertive entry, good rancio on the finish and a fine lingering length, well balanced and powerful

Serve with Best enjoyed 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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