Chateau du Breuil Calvados

A French château in Normandy that has made calvados since 1954, surrounded by no fewer than 22,000 Norman apple trees. The château itself was built in the 1700s-1800s, long before spirits production began. The strict AOC Pays d'Auge classification requires double distillation, yielding a softer, rounder calvados.

Chateau du Breuil Reserve du Chateau 8 years old French Calvados 70 cl 40%

Item no.: 22227865491-19703

Château du Breuil is not just a name on a label – it is a genuine, 400-year-old château in Le Breuil-en-Auge, where the copper stills stand today in cellars beneath the same walls that once housed Norman nobility.
Expert description
Chateau du Breuil Reserve du Chateau 8 Year Old is a French Calvados aged eight years in oak casks and bottled at 40%.
Château du Breuil has distilled calvados on its estate since 1954, when Philippe Bizouard bought the property to establish his own distillery. The calvados is double distilled in copper pot stills, as required in the Pays d'Auge, then aged at least eight years in oak casks in the château's cellars. Reserve du Château won Silver at the International Wine & Spirit Competition in London in 2020.
Tasting notes
Nose
Baked apple, vanilla and light caramel, with hints of honey and almond.
Palate
Apple compote and toffee with a touch of spice and soft vanilla from the cask.
Finish
Medium length, with toasted oak and nuts fading softly.
Specifications
Name: Chateau du Breuil Reserve du Chateau 8 Year Old
Distillery: Château du Breuil
Region/Country: Le Breuil-en-Auge, Normandy, France
Type: French Calvados
Age: 8 years
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oak casks
Distillation method: Double distilled
EAN no.: 3103821704007
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature in a tulip-shaped glass.
Flavour profile
Fruity · Nutty · Vanilla · Round
Did you know?
Château du Breuil is a protected historic monument dating from the 16th-17th century, and the château itself can be visited with guided tours and tastings in the old cellars where the calvados still ages today.
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About Château du Breuil

Château du Breuil is a French calvados house in Pays d'Auge, Normandy, producing since 1954 on an estate dating to 1520. For newcomers, it's a soft, rounded calvados thanks to double distillation; for connoisseurs, one of the few houses where the apple orchard, cider production, and distillation all take place together on the same historic property.

History & Background

The château itself is far older than the spirits production and was built in the 1700s-1800s, giving the site a historic setting stretching back several centuries. Around the beautiful château lie 22,000 Norman apple trees, essential to the calvados produced here. The calvados is made from 100% naturally fermented cider and is classified under the stricter AOC Pays d'Auge rules, which require double distillation rather than the single distillation that is otherwise standard for calvados in general.

Production & Style

The calvados is distilled from apple cider from the estate's own orchards and aged in French oak casks.

Signature Style

Fruity, Full-Bodied, Spicy
The flavor offers a full-bodied apple fruitiness with spicy cask undertones.

Facts

Château	Château du Breuil
Pronounced	sha-TOH doo BRUH-y
Region	Pays d'Auge
Country	France
Producing since	1954
Official website	chateaudubreuil.com

Did You Know?

The château itself dates from 1520, long before calvados production began there in 1954.

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