Reduced international shipping rates. Prices include part of shipping.
No charges for all orders of 6+ bottles shipped to France.
> More...
In stock
Warning: Last items in stock!
Availability date:
Calvados 10 ans has aged 10 years in oak barrels, with 25% of new oak.
Available in 35cl, 70cl & 150cl bottles and 70cl carafe.
Calvados 10 ans has aged 10 years in oak barrels, with 25% of new oak.
Terroir: | Clay and Oxfordian marl soil. |
Varieties: |
85% of bittersweet apples 15% of acid apples |
Harvesting: | from September to November |
Alcohol content: | 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 1 month 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: Ten years minimum. In toasted 400 l (88 imperial gallon) oak barrels, 25% of which are new. Bottled when ordered.
Tasting Notes:
Eyes: Gold colour, limpid shiny aspect, gold disc, golden reflection.
Nose: Intense, baked apple, floral and aniseed note.
Mouth: Fresh attack, beautiful finesse followed by a sweet aromatic expression, aroma of silky apples, slightly minty and spicy finish.
Suggestions: (read also: Tasting Calvados >>)
- Storage: very long, bottles upright without special precautions.
- As an Aperitif: on its own, or possibly over ice.
- As a Digestive: perfect for enthusiasts of fine eaux-de-vie, dark chocolate and cigars.
Calvados Original is a "white calvados", aged for 2 years in old oak casks. Fruit forward, it is pale yellow in colour.Available in 35cl, 70cl & 150cl bottlesand also as a 12.5cl Spray...
Calvados Reserve has aged 3 years in oak barrels, with 25% of new oak. Available in 35cl, 70cl & 150cl bottles and 70cl carafe.
Calvados Hors d'Age has aged 6 years in oak barrels, with 25% of new oak. Available in 35cl, 70cl & 150cl bottles, 20cl flask and 70cl carafe.
Calvados 12 ans has aged 12 years in oak barrels, with 25% of new oak. Available in 35cl, 70cl & 150cl bottles and 70cl carafe.
Calvados 15 ans (more than 15 years) has aged 15 years in oak barrels. Available in 35cl, 70cl & 150cl bottles and 70cl carafe.
Calvados 20 ans has been aged for at least 20 years in a wooden vat and toasted oak barrels. Available in 35cl, 70cl & 150cl bottles and 70cl carafe.
Calvados 30 ans has been aged for at least 30 years in a wooden vat and toasted oak barrels.
Calvados vintage 1988 was distilled in 1988 and aged in oak vat and in a toasted oak barrel. It was treated in such a way as to maximise its concentration and complexity.
Calvados 30 ans Non Réduit (30 years unreduced) is a strong calvados: it is bottled at cask strength, with neither dilution nor cold filtration.
Calvados vintage 1980 was distilled in 1980 and aged in oak vat and in a toasted oak barrel. It was treated in such a way as to maximise its concentration and complexity.
Calvados 45 ans (45 years) has been aged for at least 45 years in a wooden vat and toasted oak barrels.
Exceptional Calvados seriesCalvados vintage 1975 was distilled in 1975 and aged in oak vat and in a toasted oak barrel. It was treated in such a way as to maximise its concentration and complexity. 70cl Carafe only.
Calvados vintage 1972 was distilled in 1972 and aged in oak cask and in a toasted oak barrel. It was treated in such a way as to maximise its concentration and complexity.
Calvados 50 ans (50 years) has been aged for at least 50 years in a wooden vat and toasted oak barrels.
Calvados 45 ans Non Réduit (45 years unreduced) is a strong calvados: it is bottled at cask strength, with neither dilution nor cold filtration.
Calvados 50 ans Non Réduit (50 years unreduced) is a strong calvados: it is bottled at cask strength, with neither dilution nor cold filtration.
Pomme Captive (Captive Apple) contains an attractive apple, macerating in young Calvados.
Calvados Original spray to use in the kitchen: perfect for cooking, flambages ... 2017 Innovative Food prize-winner (Trophées de l'Agroalimentaire).
Calvados & Islay Whisky Cask. The “Cask Finish” collection is born from the desire to enrich the classic aromatic palette of our calvados by refining in casks that have previously contained wines and spirits.>> Read the Calvados Cask Finish - Isley Whisky data sheet ...
Calvados & Marc de Bourgogne Cask. The “Cask Finish” collection is born from the desire to enrich the classic aromatic palette of our calvados by refining in casks that have previously contained wines and spirits.>> Read the Calvados Cask Finish Marc de Bourgogne data sheet ...
Apple Brandy & Caroni Rhum Cask. The “Cask Finish” collection is born from the desire to enrich the classic aromatic palette of our apple brandies by refining in casks that have previously contained wines and spirits.
Calvados & Islay Whisky Cask. The “Cask Finish” collection is born from the desire to enrich the classic aromatic palette of our calvados by refining in casks that have previously contained wines and spirits.>> Read the Calvados Cask Finish fût L5 - Islay Whisky data sheet ...
Calvados & Beer Cask. The “Cask Finish” collection is born from the desire to enrich the classic aromatic palette of our calvados by refining in casks that have previously contained beers and spirits.>> Read the Calvados Cask Finish 3 Fonteinen data sheet ...