CASTARÈDE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1981

Name: CASTARÈDE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1981
Brand: Armagnac Castarède
SKU: CASTAREDE_1981
Price: 225.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Armagnac 1981 - Armagnac Castarède

Armagnac Castarède

A ruby wedding anniversary for couples married in 1981: the Castarède Armagnac from their year, easy-going and elegant.

Ageing: 39years in caskbottled in 2020
ABV: 40.0% vol.
Capacity: 70cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest
Character Elegant - Fruity - Gourmet

€225.00

(€321.43 / L)

i.e. €321.43 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

Vintage1981

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

CASTARÈDE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1981

Ageing 39 years in cask, bottled in 2020
Cask oak

Forty-five years of marriage calls for a ruby wedding anniversary celebration: for couples married in 1981, this Castarède vintage arrives right on cue. The eau-de-vie spent thirty-nine years in oak casks before being bottled in 2020. The house describes it as light, elegant and approachable, with notes of prune, a profile that suits those discovering Armagnac for the first time as much as seasoned enthusiasts. A single harvest, unblended, brought down to 40% vol. Presented in a 70 cl bottle with a gift box.

NoseLight and elegant

PalateEasy and smooth, with gentle prune notes

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif

the vintage

The year 1981

Vintage grand

1981 will be remembered as the year François Mitterrand was elected President of the Republic, while across the Atlantic the music channel MTV was born. In Gascony, the vines yielded grapes of fine ripeness. These eaux-de-vie, aged for nearly half a century in Gascon oak casks, have reached their full expression, with notes of candied prunes, dark chocolate and gentle spices.

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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