{"title":"Castarede","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaison Castarède is a family-run Armagnac house with centuries of distilling history. It is based just south of the town Mauléon d'Armagnac within the Bas Armagnac subregion. The Castarède estate has a 17th century château that has been the site of distillation and aging since it was acquired by the family in the late 20th century. The company began as an Armagnac négociant in the early 1800s under the name Jules Nismes Delclou \u0026amp; Cie. In 1818, the family was ennobled by Louis XVIII and were able to adopt the Castarède name to the business, which became the first declared Armagnac trading house after being entered into an official trade registration in 1832. The family purchased Château de Maniban in the 1980s, which has subsequently become Castarède's headquarters. The château and estate are named for its original owners, the Maniban family, who are credited with first introducing the court of Toulouse to Armagnac. The Château de Maniban estate covers 16 hectares (40 acres) of vineyards, primarily planted with Folle Blanche, Ugni Blanc, Colombard and Baco Blanc, which was introduced into the vineyard in 2015. The vines are planted on clay and loam soils with high acidity and iron content. Distilling is done in an alembic continuous still that is more than 50 years old, and the freshly distilled eau-de-vie is transferred to new French oak barrels for aging. After several years the spirit is moved to older barrels for the rest, and majority, of its aging.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"castarede-bas-armagnac-1965-40-700ml","title":"Castarede 1965 Bas Armagnac 40% 700ml","description":"Crystalised fruits, almonds and pecan nuts all combine to provide a style that Castarede has characterised in most of its vintages. Distillation of these armagnacs is at around 60 degrees which accounts for the drier fruit flavours and use of the Baco and Folle Blanche grapes.\n\n \n\nFor more Armagnac, click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiritsoffrance.com.au\/product-category\/armagnac\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Castarède","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39906912108732,"sku":"CAS65","price":665.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/3252\/4476\/products\/castarede-1965-bas-armagnac-40-700ml-772226.jpg?v=1688746891"},{"product_id":"castarede-bas-armagnac-1970-40-700ml","title":"Castarede 1970 Bas Armagnac 40% 700ml","description":"Lively crystallised Lemon orange peel nose plus nougat, vanilla and oak char. Smells a bit rustic but has good depth. Good weight on the palate, quite silky to attack, with firm, fiery spirit, and chewiness from the wood tannin. Big earthy flavours to close- almost mushroomy.\n\n \n\nFor more Armagnac, click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiritsoffrance.com.au\/product-category\/armagnac\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Castarède","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39906912207036,"sku":"CAS70","price":547.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/3252\/4476\/products\/castarede-1970-bas-armagnac-40-700ml-303022.jpg?v=1688746891"},{"product_id":"castarede-bas-armagnac-1978-40-700ml","title":"Castarede 1978 Bas Armagnac 40% 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eCastarede Bas-Armagnac 1978\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting 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.   For more Armagnac, click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiritsoffrance.com.au\/product-category\/armagnac\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Castarède","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39906912698556,"sku":"CAS78","price":405.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/3252\/4476\/products\/castarede-1978-bas-armagnac-40-700ml-739454.jpg?v=1688746893"},{"product_id":"castarede-bas-armagnac-1987-40-700ml","title":"Castarede 1987 Bas Armagnac 40% 700ml","description":"Aged in oak barrels. This vintage bottled in 2016 has been aging for 29 years in oak barrels. This 1987 vintage is a powerful expression, fresh and fruit-driven on the nose. Hints of liquorice as well. It’s not as earthy as some other Armagnacs, but still definitely in the style and very enjoyable.\n\n \n\nFor more Armagnac, click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiritsoffrance.com.au\/product-category\/armagnac\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Castarède","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39906913190076,"sku":"CAS87","price":242.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/3252\/4476\/products\/castarede-1987-bas-armagnac-40-700ml-953499.jpg?v=1688746893"},{"product_id":"castarede-armagnac-napoleon-15yrs-40-700ml","title":"Castarede Armagnac Napoleon 15 years 40% 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eCastarede Armagnac Napoleon 15 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe appellation Napoléon is a blend of Armagnac of at least 5 years old. Our Napoléon is a blend of Armagnacs which are around 15 years old. Its robe is coppery. Its nose gives ripe prune aromas and dry fruits. 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A superb Armagnac to savour by a log fire.\n\nFor more Armagnac, click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiritsoffrance.com.au\/product_producer\/armagnac-castarede\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Castarède","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39906913878204,"sku":"CASXO","price":186.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/3252\/4476\/products\/castarede-bas-armagnac-xo-20-years-40-700ml-944158.jpg?v=1688746893"},{"product_id":"castarede-armagnac-xo-carafe-20yrs-40-500ml","title":"Castarede Armagnac XO 20 years Carafe 40% 500ml","description":"The same 20 year Armagnac, however, in a beautiful Carafe. Tasting Notes: An XO must be at least 6 years, our Armagnac XO is aged minimum 20 years in oak. Robe: clear coppery. Character, intense, vibrant. Candied chestnut and dried currants mingled with luscious oaky notes of cigar box and sandalwood. The palate is perfectly balanced. 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Showing no loss of vitality after six decades in oak, it's seductive and silky with a superb rush of fruit cake, baking spices, rancio and café crèmes framed by super fine tannins and a creamy finish that's briefly succulent and fabulously long. Reference point here is the Dartigalongue house style. It should equally please lovers of Hors d'age Cognac. \u003c\/i\u003e40% Alc.\/Vol.","brand":"Castarède","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39907356868796,"sku":"CAS60500ML","price":798.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/3252\/4476\/products\/castarede-1960-armagnac-40-500ml-843758.jpg?v=1688746891"},{"product_id":"castarede-armagnac-1980-40-500ml","title":"Castarede 1980 Armagnac 40% 500ml","description":"\u003ci\u003eBottled in 2019. Topaz. Fine and feminine on the nose; cedary oak then enticing scents of pecans, honey, plums \/ prunes, raisin slice and light pepper... sweeter notes of vanilla, sticky date and old muscat develop after five minutes in the glass. Silky and elegant with an attractive thread of dried fruits and baking spices carried by super fine tannins. Light rancio. Good length. Feminine and quite finessed. \u003c\/i\u003e40% Alc.\/Vol.\n\n \n\nTasting note : Tea-soaked raisins and candied peel, with a spice that highlights the complexity of the palate. More dried fruit and jasmine blossom on the nose give a spring-like warmth.","brand":"Castarède","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39907367846076,"sku":"CAS80500ML","price":244.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/3252\/4476\/files\/castarede-1980-armagnac-40-500ml-3077191.jpg?v=1779929359"},{"product_id":"castarede-1971-bas-armagnac-40-700ml","title":"Castarede 1971 Bas Armagnac 40% 700ml","description":"\u003cb\u003eCastarede 1971 Bas Armagnac 700ml 40% \u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAged in oak barrels. This vintage, bottled in 2020, has aged in oak barrels for 49 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNose: nose deep, rich fruit, candied, groundnuts, intense orange peel, almond.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePalate: rich palate, powerful, slightly warm, full of character and very good length.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Castarède","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39907522805948,"sku":"CAS71","price":543.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/3252\/4476\/files\/CAS71.jpg?v=1779923918"},{"product_id":"castarede-bas-armagnac-1946-40-700ml-1","title":"Castarede Bas-Armagnac 1946 40% 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrafted with expertise and centuries of distilling history, Castarède Bas-Armagnac 1946 boasts a stunning amber-bronze colour and luscious aromas of warm spices, cocoa, and prunes. On the palate, a smooth, well-balanced flavour profile with notes of mellow walnut and delicious freshness leaves a delightful, satiny finish. Fermented in a unique, 50-year-old alembic still and aged in French oak barrels, this single-vintage Armagnac from the Bas Armagnac subregion is the epitome of quality and refinement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Castarède","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45664110575869,"sku":"CAS46","price":2744.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/3252\/4476\/files\/CAS46.jpg?v=1779847716"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.spiritsoffrance.com.au\/collections\/castarede.oembed","provider":"Spirits of France","version":"1.0","type":"link"}