A.O.C. CALVADOS DU PAYS D'AUGE
Calvados Hors d'Age has aged 6 years in oak barrels, with 25% of new oak.
Terroir: CLAY AND OXFORDIAN MARL SOIL.
Varieties: 80% OF BITTERSWEET APPLES and 20% OF ACID APPLES
cont.42 % VOL.
Techniques used
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 6 months 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: Six years minimum. In toasted 400 L (88 imperial gallon) oak barrels, 25% of which are new. Bottled when ordered.
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