Castarède 1999, bottled in 2021, for the twenty-seventh birthday of a late-century birth year.
the bottle
Unlike most of its older counterparts, this Castarède 1999 was bottled in 2021, after twenty-two years in oak casks. In 2026, twenty-seven years separate the harvest from the tasting. It is a single-vintage eau-de-vie, unblended, brought to 40% vol. Castarède, founded in 1832, presents it in a 70 cl bottle with gift box. A fine gift for someone turning 27, born in 1999.
Serve with as a digestif
1999 was the final year of the millennium, marked by the release of the film Matrix and the introduction of the euro. In Gascony, the vines yielded a fruity and expressive vintage. After more than a quarter of a century of ageing in Gascon oak casks, these eaux-de-vie offer an approachable, youthful profile, carried by notes of fresh fruit and emerging vanilla.
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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