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

A deep colour with glints of gold and aged copper. The nose is pleasant and unaggressive, with rancio and citrus notes. On the palate, the attack is gentle yet assertive, with fine rancio lingering through to a long, satisfying finish. Well balanced and full of character, an Armagnac of undeniable presence.

Ageing: 60years in cask
ABV: 40.0% vol.
Capacity: 70cl

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

€410.00

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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

Distilled after the 1966 harvest, this Armagnac spent 54 years in oak casks at Castarède before being bottled in 2020. It is a single-vintage eau-de-vie, unblended, brought to 40% vol. for drinking.

ColourA deep colour with gold and old copper hues

Nosepleasant and unaggressive, rancio, citrus

Palatea gentle yet assertive entry, with fine rancio on the finish and a long, lingering aftertaste

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. It is today led by Florence Castarède, the sixth generation, from Château de Maniban, in the heart of Bas-Armagnac. The family vineyard is planted with Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Folle Blanche, a historic va…

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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation: AOC Armagnac
Characteristic(s): Gentle - Balanced - Long - Powerful - Virile
Size: 70 cl
Department: Gers
Vintage: 1966
Region: Southwest
ALCOHOL RATE: 40.0 °
Type: Armagnac
Reference: CASTAREDE_1966

GentleBalancedLongPowerfulVirile

How it is made

Founded in 1832, Castarède is the oldest Armagnac négociant house in existence. Since 1832, its traditions have been faithfully preserved. Each winter, the stills bring a comforting warmth to the heart of the cellars, and beneath beams blackened by a century of evaporation, the slow, patient work of maturation unfolds.

Our house allows its Armagnacs to age well beyond the minimum required by law, achieving a rare refinement in the spirit. For more than 180 years, first in the cellars at Pont de Bordes on the banks of the Baïse, then at the Bas-Armagnac estate of château de Maniban, the Castarède family has lovingly upheld a singular expertise in the service of Armagnac. Their commitment and passion for Armagnac have never wavered, and the water of immortality has kept the flame of their eternal youth very much alive.

Presented in a beautiful wooden gift box