the bottle
La Réserve de la Famille is a 70 cl decanter blending three vintages, the youngest of which is at least thirty years old. Bottled at 47% vol., it delivers a rare density and length: the selection that the Castarède family, a house founded in 1832, reserves for special occasions.
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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Armagnac specialist
A cellar devoted to the brandies of Gascony.
The year on the label
Authentic vintages, from 1888 to 2017.
Careful shipping
Bottles wedged and protected, tracked delivery in France and Europe.
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