Dupont Famille 10 Year Pays D'Auge Calvados

PRODUCER NOTES:

TASTING: “EYES - Bright yellow, golden reflections. Clear and shiny; NOSE - Intense, baked apple, floral and aniseed notes: MOUTH - Fresh attack, beautiful finesse followed by a soft aromatic expression. Silky aromas of apples, slightly minty and spicy finish.”

PRODUCTION: "The apples are mixed, crushed and pressed. The apple juice is fermented right out to give cider to be distilled. Double distillation is carried out one month after the fermentation has taken place. The first distillation gives the "petite eau" at 30% by volume and it is the second distillation, that of the "petite eau" which gives the Calvados. Aging: Ten years minimum. In toasted 400 l (88 imperial gallon) oak barrels, 25% of which are new. Bottled when ordered."

TERROIR: Clay and Oxfordian marl soil.
VARIETIES: 85% of bittersweet apples; 15% of acid apples
HARVESTING: From September to November

SERVING SUGGESITONS: “AS AN APERITIF - On its own, or possibly over ice; AS A DIGESTIVE: Perfect for enthusiasts of fine eaux-de-vie, dark chocolate and cigars”