This vintage is light and elegant, with no harsh edges, approachable on the palate, and offering notes of prune.
the bottle
Distilled after the 1981 harvest, this Armagnac spent 39 years in oak casks at Castarède before being bottled in 2020. It is a single-vintage eau-de-vie, unblended, brought to 40% vol. for drinking.
Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif
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.
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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Founded in 1832, Castarède is the oldest Armagnac négociant house. Since 1832, its traditions have remained unbroken. Each winter, the stills bring a warming flame that stirs the soul. And beneath rafters blackened by a century of evaporation, the long work of maturation quietly unfolds.
Our house allows its Armagnacs to age well beyond the minimum periods required by law, in pursuit of exceptional finesse. For over 180 years, first in the cellars at Pont de Bordes on the banks of the Baïse, then at the Bas-Armagnac estate of Château de Maniban, the Castarède family has lovingly preserved a unique expertise in the service of Armagnac. Their commitment and passion for Armagnac have never wavered, and the water of immortality has kept alive the enthusiasm of their eternal youth.
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