the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1905

ABV40.0 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

JEAN CAVÉ BAS-ARMAGNAC 1905

• Ageing Vintage: eau-de-vie from the 1905 harvest alone, unblended
• Cask Oak casks, the house's cellars in Lannepax (Gers)

Passed in December 1905, the law separating Church and State left a lasting mark on France. The Gers harvest of that same year took an entirely different path: distilled by Jean Cavé, it has aged without ever being blended. Its description places it among the 'prestige vintages'. At the peak determined by the cellar master, the house explains, its very old eaux-de-vie leave the wood and are transferred into glass demijohns in what the house calls 'le paradis'. For a family occasion from that year, to be shared among connoisseurs.

the vintage

The year 1905

1905 will be remembered as the year Albert Einstein overturned physics with his theory of special relativity, while in Gascony the vines continued their unhurried life to the peaceful rhythm of the Belle Époque. The eaux-de-vie drawn from that harvest, extraordinarily rare today, bear witness to a vanished world after more than a century of sleep in Gascon oak casks.

the house

Jean Cavé

• Founded in 1883
• Location Lannepax (Gers)
• Distillation Armagnac continuous still (the traditional method of continuous distillation specific to Armagnac)

In 1883, Jean Cavé, a winegrower, settled in Lannepax in the Gers as a distiller and négociant, alongside his wife and two sons. Four generations have followed, today represented by Henri Cavé, who carries on the tradition of continuous Armagnac distillation. Over the years, the house has assembled one of the most remarkable co…

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The record

Cellar notes

Appellation

AOC Armagnac

Size

70 cl

Department

Gers

Vintage

1905

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

40.0 °

Type

Armagnac

Reference

JEAN_CAVE_1905