Armagnac Castarède

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Recognized know-how

Florence Castarède does not hide her pride in embodying "the sixth generation of our house, the oldest of Armagnac. "She claims to" continue the work of my ancestors by defending the art of living in the Southwest, promoting our scented, flexible and silky water-of-life. Now, it is in his castle of Maniban, in Mauléon-d'Armagnac, in the Gers, that Florence Castarède and her chai masters pay very special attention to their brandies, in particular by letting them age at -Aboo the aging times imposed by the legislation "to obtain Armagnacs of rare finesse. »»

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House born in 1832

The story of the Castarède house dates back to 1832. At that time, Baron Hausmann, then sub-prefect of Nérac, encouraged the family owner of this house to embark on the trading of Armagnacs. In 1832, it appeared in the commercial register of the time as the first trading company declared in Armagnac. A nod of the story, 172 later, the Castarède family opened a boulevard Hausmann boutique in Paris, now an essential place for lovers of Armagnacs. Today, Florence Castarède continues this great family adventure, including her grandfather Raymond and her father Jean wrote very beautiful pages.

An extraordinary range

The Armagnacs range of the Castarède house is of rare richness. The seniority of the house allows him to offer a range of vintages from 1893 to 2001 with rare pieces. On the vintage side, again it is the richness of the palette that is remarkable with Armagnacs who have remained in a barrel for a very long time. This is the case out of age that has stayed 20 years in oak barrels. Another characteristic of this range, its collections. Like the cigar collection which offers brandy whose complicity with the cigar is recommended. Brutes of Futs (in Mono Crazy Blanche grape for example) are also part of this beautiful range.

Our selection: Out of age 20 years

In the huge cellar of the Castarède family, it is not easy to highlight an Armagnac in particular. We offer you the out of age 20 years, and not only because it was designated best Armagnac in the world in 2017. This Bas-Armagnac offers a copper dress. On the nose, its finesse and heat exhale notes of candied fruit and spices. The mouth is complex with melted and fatty tannins that reveal cocoa notes sublimated by the almond. Great finesse brandy.