Comte Louis de Lauriston Calvados

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  Comte Louis de Lauriston Hors d'Age France Calvados 70 cl 42%

  Item no.: 22227865491-2021-05-0056

  Fifteen years is the minimum before Comte Louis de Lauriston will call a calvados Hors d'Age – and in the granite soil around Domfront, time moves differently than in the clay of the Pays d'Auge.

  Expert description

  Comte Louis de Lauriston Hors d'Age is a French Calvados Domfrontais, column distilled and bottled at 42%.

  Hors d'Age is the oldest and most complex expression in the Lauriston range, blended from eaux-de-vie aged a minimum of fifteen years. Like the rest of the house's range, it is made with a high proportion of pears alongside apples and distilled in a single pass, as the Domfrontais appellation requires. The long ageing gives it a depth and complexity that has earned the expression 92 points from the Austrian spirits magazine Falstaff.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Dried fruit, honey and a soft, spiced oak note.

  Palate

  Deep and round, with apple and pear compote and a touch of vanilla.

  Finish

  Long and warm, where spice and dried fruit linger together.

  Specifications

  Name: Comte Louis de Lauriston Hors d'Age
  Distillery: Comte Louis de Lauriston
  Region/Country: Domfront, Normandy, France
  Type: French Calvados Domfrontais
  Age: Minimum 15 years
  ABV: 42%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Oak casks
  Distillation method: Single distilled in a column still
  EAN no.: 3297364270218
  Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature in a tulip-shaped glass, ideally as a digestif.

  Flavour profile

  Deep · Dried Fruit · Spiced · Complex

  Did you know?

  Comte Louis de Lauriston was founded in 1962 with the specific aim of legalising calvados distillation in the Domfront region, which until then had no officially recognised appellation of its own.

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  • 93,75
    1pcs.
    81,50EUR
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  Comte Louis de Lauriston Reserve France Calvados 70 cl 42%

  Item no.: 22227865491-2021-05-0058

  Between the fresh Fine and the aged Hors d'Age sits Lauriston's Réserve – a calvados that has had just enough time to round its edges, without losing the light, pear-driven character of Domfront.

  Expert description

  Comte Louis de Lauriston Reserve is a French Calvados Domfrontais, column distilled and bottled at 42%.

  Réserve is blended from eaux-de-vie aged at least three years in oak casks, giving it more roundness and depth than the house's Fine expression, without reaching the long ageing of Hors d'Age. Like the rest of the Lauriston range, it is made from apples and a high proportion of pears from the Domfront area and distilled in a single pass, as the appellation requires.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Ripe pear and apple, with a light vanilla note.

  Palate

  Round and fruity, with a soft sweetness and a touch of spice.

  Finish

  Medium length, with pear still clear in the final impression.

  Specifications

  Name: Comte Louis de Lauriston Reserve
  Distillery: Comte Louis de Lauriston
  Region/Country: Domfront, Normandy, France
  Type: French Calvados Domfrontais
  Age: Minimum 3 years
  ABV: 42%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Oak casks
  Distillation method: Single distilled in a column still
  EAN no.: 3297364270010
  Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature or as a cocktail base.

  Flavour profile

  Round · Pear-Forward · Fruity · Soft

  Did you know?

  The soil around Domfront is made of schist and granite, unlike the clay of the Pays d'Auge. This gives apples and pears that ripen differently, and a calvados with a lighter, more direct fruit character.

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  • 48,00
    1pcs.
    41,75EUR