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

This Calvados from Chateau du Breuil is called 8 Ans, which means it has been aged for 8 years. The barrel aging was done in French oak barrels, and even the smallest details have been taken care of. It has a fine balance between the notes of fruity, ripe, dry and fresh apples and the more spicy notes from the oak. Chateau du Breuil The 8 year has a slightly bitter finish that gives a nice rounding to the abundance of fruit present. Should be enjoyed neat and perhaps with an ice cube according to temperament.

Distillery: Château du Breuil
Age: 8 years old
Country: France
Type: French Calvados
Alc. strength: 40 %
70 cl.
Other: Réserve du Château - Calvados Pays d’Auge
1pcs.
60,25EUR

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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