the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1978

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

CASTARÈDE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1978

• Ageing 42 years in cask, bottled in 2020
• Cask Oak

Castarède bottled its 1978 harvest in 2020, after forty-two years in oak casks. In 2026, the vintage is forty-eight years old. The house describes a mellow and silky Armagnac whose finish unfolds slowly; its full tasting note is reproduced here. The eau-de-vie is from a single year, unblended, and bottled at 40% vol. The Castarède family, established at Château de Maniban for generations, presents this vintage in a 70 cl bottle with gift box. A generous bottle for anyone born in 1978.

ColourAmber with copper-red highlights

NoseFine, delicate and fruity, with vanilla and cinnamon

PalateMellow, silky and fruity, marked by prune and spice, with great balance and elegance

FinishUnfolds slowly and at length

Serve with Best enjoyed as a digestif

the vintage

The year 1978

Vintage grand

1978 was marked by the election of John Paul II, the first non-Italian pope in more than four centuries, in a year also defined by the FIFA World Cup in Argentina. In Gascony, the vines yielded a vintage of fine concentration and great maturity. Aged for nearly half a century, these eaux-de-vie offer a deep profile of roasted prunes and dark chocolate.

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)

Elegant - Balanced - Fruity - Long - Soft

Size

70 cl

Department

Gers

Vintage

1978

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type

Armagnac

Reference

CASTAREDE_1978

ElegantBalancedFruityLongSoft

How it is made

Each winter, the stills bring a warming flame that soothes the spirit. And beneath beams blackened by a century of evaporation, the slow work of maturation quietly unfolds.

For over 180 years, first in the cellars at Pont de Bordes on the banks of the Baïse, then at Château de Maniban, a Bas-Armagnac estate, the Castarède family has lovingly upheld a singular expertise devoted to Armagnac.