this bottle
CASTARÈDE ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1987
- Ageing 33 years in cask, bottled in 2020
- Cask oak
Castarède aged the 1987 harvest for thirty-three years in oak casks before bottling it in 2020; the date appears on the back label. Thirty-nine years have passed since the harvest. The house prides itself on longer ageing than regulations require, and on a maturation process that moves from new casks to older ones. The eau-de-vie, from a single year, is bottled at 40% vol. A fine age for an Armagnac to round off a meal, best enjoyed in small measures. 70 cl bottle, presented in a gift box.
Serve with best served as a digestif
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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