Castarede Bas-Armagnac 1978

Castarede

Castarede Bas-Armagnac 1978

Style Armagnac
Producer Castarede
Origin Bas-Armagnac (Lavardac + Mauléon-d'Armagnac)
Bottle 700ml
$313 / btl
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What it tastes like.

Tasting Notes: Topazes and sienna robe with orange touches. It offers a nose with complex flavours, which marries animal notes like leather, floral flavours like eucalyptus and fruity flavours like dry fig and blond tobacco. After warming it up, we can smell fur and praline flavours. The mouth effect is frank, the middle of the mouth is powerful with dry fruits aromas, (dry prune, grape, orange bark, almond). The final touch gives white chocolate flavours.

40% ABV

700ml

The house

About Castarede.

Bas-Armagnac (Lavardac + Mauléon-d'Armagnac) ·Est. 1832

Castarède is the oldest Maison d'Armagnac in France, founded in 1832 by Jules Nismes and his wife Elisabeth Delclou as Jules Nismes Delclou & Cie. The Castarède family — ennobled by Louis XVIII in 1818 — gave the company its current name and coat of arms. Baron Haussmann, then sub-prefect of Nérac, encouraged the family into the Armagnac trade. The cellars at Pont-de-Bordes (Lavardac) by the Baïse river were joined in 1979 by the Château de Maniban in Mauléon-d'Armagnac. Florence Castarède represents the sixth generation.

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At the table

How to pour it.

  • Temperature

    Room temperature. No ice for the first pour — taste the spirit before diluting.

  • Glassware

    Tulip or copita — NOT a balloon snifter (drops the aroma).

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Bottle questions

Before you open it.

A few practical answers for storage, delivery, and choosing the right bottle.

How should I store it before opening?

Keep it somewhere cool, dark, and steady. Wine prefers cellar temperature; spirits are happier away from heat and direct sunlight.

How long will it keep once opened?

Wine changes quickly after opening; spirits and liqueurs generally hold longer if capped tightly and kept out of heat. If it is a special bottle, ask before opening and the team can give product-specific guidance.

Can I ask for a similar bottle?

Yes. Contact Caravan with this bottle name and the occasion; the team can suggest a close match, a safer gift, or a step up or down in price.

How is it packed for delivery?

Orders are packed in bottle-safe cartons. If anything arrives damaged or looks wrong, contact the team with your order number and a photo so they can sort the next step.

What about hot weather shipping?

The team avoids making one-size-fits-all promises around heat and carrier timing. For heat-sensitive or cellar bottles, contact Caravan before ordering and they can advise the safest dispatch window.

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Why Caravan backs Castarede

Bas-Armagnac (Lavardac + Mauléon-d'Armagnac)

Castarède was founded in 1832 by Jules Nismes and his wife Elisabeth Delclou as Jules Nismes Delclou & Cie. The Castarède family was already a distinguished name — ennobled by Louis XVIII in 1818 — and provided the trading house with its current name and coat of arms. Baron Haussmann (later famous for his redesign of Paris but at the time sub-prefect of Nérac, 1832–1839) encouraged the family to enter the Armagnac trade. The first commercial cellars were established at Pont-de-Bordes in Lavardac, by the Baïse — a tributary of the Garonne — and remain in use today.

In 1979 the family acquired the historic Château de Maniban in Mauléon-d'Armagnac, deep in the Bas-Armagnac sub-appellation. The Castarède eaux-de-vie are matured slowly in wooden casks and demijohns across the two cellars — Pont-de-Bordes for shorter ageing and finishing, Maniban for the long-aged stocks. The current commercial range spans vintages from 1893 (the longest-aged Castarède available) to recent years, plus age-tier blends. Florence Castarède, the sixth generation, leads the house today.

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