the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1967

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

CASTARÈDE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1967

• Ageing 53 years in cask, bottled in 2020
• Cask Oak

Castarède kept the 1967 harvest in oak casks for fifty-three years before bottling it in 2020. In 2026, fifty-nine years separate us from the vintage. This is a single-year eau-de-vie, unblended, for which the house has published tasting notes, reproduced here. Founded in 1832, Castarède is one of the oldest houses in the appellation, recognised as an Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant. The vintage is bottled at 40% vol. and presented in a 70 cl bottle with its gift box.

NosePowerful, with pronounced wood notes

PalateVery harmonious, with prune and wood

FinishLong and powerful

Serve with Best enjoyed as a digestif

the vintage

The year 1967

1967 was a year of global tension, marked by the Vietnam War and China's Cultural Revolution, while in France a generation was quietly laying the groundwork for the May 68 uprising. The Gascon harvest of that year yielded eaux-de-vie that, after nearly six decades of ageing in oak casks, display a silky character, balanced between candied prunes and gentle vanilla sweetness.

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)

Woody - Fruity - Harmonious - Long - Powerful

Size

70 cl

Department

Gers

Vintage

1967

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type

Armagnac

Reference

CASTAREDE_1967

WoodyFruityHarmoniousLongPowerful

How it is made

Each winter, the stills bring a warming flame that heats the soul, and beneath rafters blackened by centuries of evaporation, the long work of maturation quietly unfolds.