the bottle

Key facts

Vintage1956

ABV42.1 % vol.

Capacity70 cl

AppellationAOC Armagnac

RegionSouthwest

this bottle

JEAN CAVÉ BAS-ARMAGNAC VINTAGE 1956

• Ageing Vintage: eau-de-vie from the 1956 harvest alone, unblended
• Cask Large-grain oak, medium toast
• Distillation Continuous

The winter of 1956 is remembered for the great February freeze, which struck many French vineyards hard. The autumn harvest yielded this eau-de-vie, continuously distilled by Jean Cavé and aged in large-grain oak casks. Offered in the cask-strength range, at the natural degree of the cellar, it is bottled at 42.1% vol. No blending. The house notes that each vintage reflects the climatic conditions of its year. Olympe decanter, wooden arch presentation, for a birth or a wedding anniversary from 1956.

the vintage

The Year 1956

Vintage Difficult

1956 is remembered in viticultural history as a year of severe ordeal: the cold wave of February froze vines down to the wood across a large part of the French vineyard. The yields of the subsequent harvest bore the mark of this damage, and several years were needed before certain plots returned to full production.

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

1956

Region

Southwest

ALCOHOL RATE

42.1 °

Type of Spirit

Extremely rare

Type

Armagnac

Reference

JEAN_CAVE_1956