La Calvados Pays d'Auge de Christian Drouin Hors d'Age French Calvados 70 cl 40%

La Calvados Pays d'Auge de Christian Drouin Hors d'Age French Calvados 70 cl 40%

Amber-colored in the glass. Powerful and intense with tannins like the finest velvet. Notes of flowers, apples, dried fruit, and delicate spices on the palate, presented with great elegance.

Brand: Christian Drouin
Name: La Calvados Pays d'Auge de Christian Drouin
Age: Hors d'Age
Type: French Calvados
Alcohol strength: 40 %
70 cl.

La Calvados Pays d'Auge de Christian Drouin
Hors d'Age French Calvados
70 cl. / 40%

Calvados is the result of distilled cider from various fruits, originally apple cider. The climate in Normandy provides ideal conditions for the extensive apple production found in the region. The tradition of distilling apple cider is first mentioned as far back as the time of Charlemagne in the 9th century.

Some producers choose to indicate the age on the label, which is done under the following common designations:
Trois Etoiles: Minimum 2 years of barrel aging.
Vieux: Also sometimes called Reserve, minimum 3 years of barrel aging.
VO or Vieille Reserve: Minimum 4 years of barrel aging.
VSOP: Minimum 5 years of barrel aging.
Extra, Napoléon, or Hors d'Age: The best of the best, minimum 6 years of barrel aging.

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