CASTARÈDE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1985

Name: CASTARÈDE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1985
Brand: Armagnac Castarède
SKU: CASTAREDE_1985
Price: 204.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Armagnac 1985 - Armagnac Castarède

Armagnac Castarède

Castarède 1985: thirty-five years in cask, a 2020 bottling, and forty-one years since the harvest.

Ageing: 35years in caskbottled in 2020
ABV: 40.0% vol.
Capacity: 70cl

Appellation AOC Armagnac
Region Southwest
Character Woody - Mellow - Fruity - Long

€204.00

(€291.43 / L)

i.e. €291.43 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

Vintage1985

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

CASTARÈDE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1985

Ageing 35 years in cask, bottled in 2020
Cask oak

Thirty-five years in oak cask, then bottled in 2020: that is the journey of this Castarède 1985. In 2026, the vintage is forty-one years old. The eau-de-vie comes from a single harvest, unblended, and has been brought down to 40% vol. Castarède, a family house now in its sixth generation, is run from Château de Maniban. Served at around 18°C in a tulip glass, an Armagnac of this age is best approached gently, with a few minutes to open up. 70 cl bottle in a gift box, for a 41st anniversary.

Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif

the vintage

The 1985 vintage

The 1985 vintage stands out for its notes of dark fruit, blackberry and blackcurrant, with a characteristic hint of spice. On the palate, a crisp quality and a touch of brightness give this eau-de-vie a lively character, with fine tannins and a lingering finish. It is now at its peak.

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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