Castarède Armagnac Vintage 1973

Name: Castarède Armagnac Vintage 1973
Brand: Armagnac Castarède
SKU: CASTAREDE_1973
Price: 263.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Armagnac 1973 - Armagnac Castarède

Armagnac Castarède

Castarède's 1973, which the house readily pairs with a cigar, after forty-seven years of ageing.

Ageing: 47years in caskbottled in 2020
ABV: 40.0% vol.
Capacity: 70cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest

€263.00

(€375.71 / L)

i.e. €375.71 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

Vintage1973

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

Castarède Armagnac Vintage 1973

Ageing 47 years in cask, bottled in 2020
Cask oak

Castarède has devoted one of its most detailed tasting notes to its 1973, and even suggests pairing it with a Flor de Copan cigar in Belicoso or Robusto format. The eau-de-vie aged forty-seven years in oak casks before bottling in 2020; the harvest turns fifty-three in 2026. A single vintage, unblended, reduced to 40% vol. The house, founded in 1832 and still family-owned, presents it in a 70 cl bottle with case. A fine choice for a cigar lover or a 53rd anniversary.

ColourDeep colour, golden highlights

NoseDiscreet at first, with spices and vanilla, then prune, orange zest and light tobacco, evolving towards chocolate, caramel and dried banana

PalatePowerful, well-structured and very well balanced, smooth from the first aromas, with no alcoholic harshness

FinishAmple, evoking petunia and cherry brandy

Serve with with a Flor de Copan cigar in Belicoso or Robusto, according to the house

the vintage

The Year 1973

Vintage good

1973 was marked by the first oil crisis and the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, which ended American involvement in Vietnam. Despite this turbulent global context, Gascony produced a robust and wide-ranging vintage. Aged for more than half a century in Gascon oak casks, these eaux-de-vie display intense aromas of prunes, liquorice and roasted coffee.

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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