Castarede 1975 Bas Armagnac 50cl
Lot number: 171-03330
Winning bid: £70
Just a few years before France was equipped with a railway and modern communication network, the Castarède House is created. Nonetheless, in order to sell this famous Eau-de-vie, practical facilities had to be created. Pont de Bordes is the place where the first trading House of Armagnac settled with its cellars alongside an old roman road and on a tributary of the Garonne river, the Baïse.
Baron Haussmann, Deputy of Nérac between 1832 and 1839, supported the Castarède family in order to get involved in the business. Thanks to him, the family has now been trading since 1832 with casks brought by carts from the Bas Armagnac region. For almost 50 years, Pont de Bordes and then Condom have been important centers in the Armagnac trading.
In 1932, Raymond Castarède took over the family company. This family business which had a great activity in the beginning, has not known the development that it should have had, mostly due to geographical reasons. His wife, then his son, Jean Castarède, have continued to celebrate this french brandy.
Today, Jean Castarède’s daughter, Florence Castarède runs the company. She does not hesitate to travel the world to share with people this extraordinary family heritage full of history
Distilled: 1975
Bottled: 04.03.2015
40% ABV / 50cl
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