1961 - Armagnac Castarède - (50cl)

1961 - Armagnac Castarède - (50cl)

Bas Armagnac

Founded in 1832, the Castarède house is the oldest Armagnac house and oversees a collection of vintages, the oldest of which dates back to 1888. This unique know-how built by the six generations that followed one another earned them a reputation as excellence around the world. Official Armagnac of the G8 2003 in Evian, Armagnac of the last most expensive dinner of the 20th century at Gavroche in London ...
Located in the heart of Bas Armagnac, the Castarède house has a vineyard of 16 hectares. This estate, which surrounds a 16th century castle, allows them to remain masters of their distillation production until the aging of their Armagnacs in local oak barrels. The Armagnacs Castarède are distinguished by aging longer than those imposed by the regulations. The Castarède family has one of the most important collections of vintages.
Characteristics of the cuvée

Name of the wine: Bas-Armagnac Castarède Millésime 1961
Region: Charente
Appellation: Bas Armagnac
Color: Spirits
Year: 1961
grape:
Degree of alcohol: 40%
Conditionement:
Tip: Serve at room temperature
Domaine and wine: More than 175 years of experience, love and work, have allowed the Castarède family to acquire know-how regarding the choice of the best products from Bas Armagnac, distilling and distillation methods. breeding of this brandy specifically French. The Castarède family has two multi-storey cellars: One on the banks of the Baise: Pont de Bordes (Lavardac) in the Lot-et-Garonne, cradle of the marketing of wines (marketing which at the time was done by waterways) . This cellar aging, true "eco museum", was kept in the same spirit as its founding in the nineteenth century. It is considered by specialists as an exceptional place for aging due to the presence of this river, Baïse, which creates remarkable isothermal conditions. It offers the best aging conditions for old vintages. The other, at Mauléon d'Armagnac, located in the great Bas Armagnac where the Château de Maniban is located, surrounded by its vineyards, planted with three grape varieties: la folle Blanche, Colombard, Saint-Emilion.
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Tasting & keeping

Eye: Consistent color, limpid, dark brown with coppery notes.
Nose: Nose of sweet vanilla prune, some spicy notes.
Palate: Good length in the mouth confirming the nose.
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Serve: Serve at room temperature.
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