Pierre Huet Calvados Cask Finish Monbazillac 6 years 40% 500ML

APPELLATION Calvados AOC Pays d’Auge contrôlée

ELEVAGE Aged for 6 years in oak barrels with a finish in Monbazillac barrels for the last 6 months.

TASTING
This refined Calvados was aged in oak barrels before being matured in casks that previously contained Monbazillac, an exceptional sweet white wine with aromas of candied fruit, honey and acacia flowers. This final ageing process gives this Calvados a unique aromatic depth, blending traditional apple and pear flavours with hints of exotic fruits, honey and sweet spices.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS
At the end of the meal, this Calvados is really appreciated for its subtle aromatic taste and its length.

Distillation:

The Calvados AOC Pays d’Auge is obtained through a process of double distillation of cider in a traditional copper still called “alambic à repasse” (which translates as a “double distillation still”). First, the juice obtained by pressing the apples is completely fermented (12 months) in one-hundred-year-old oak barrels.

Our still is heated by an innovative and unique process in Normandy: woodchips. Woodchips produced on the Estate serves as ecological combustible.

The cider is heated once for the first distillation. These cooled and condensed alcohol vapors are between 30 and 35% proof.

The second heater is to distill the “petites eaux”. Only the heart of the distillation is retained. Calvados obtained is 70% proof.

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