40% ABV, 750 ml, A blend of 40 - 50 year old Calvados
- This Calvados produced by seventh-generation distillers Jean-Michel, Emmanuel, and Jean-Gabriel Camut in the Pays d’Auge region of Normandy, France, at Domaine de Semainville.
- Distilled from 100% apples grown in orchards planted in the hautes-tiges style; many of the apples are heritage varieties
- Cider is fermented in wood for 10–11 months
- Twice distilled on copper pot stills fueled by wood
- Aged 40–50 years
- Reduced with rainwater and aged in large vats and tonneaux made primarily of Limousin oak and filled no higher than 75% full to promote oxidation; no new wood is used
"Pomegranate and lemon on the nose transition to a palate of delectable rancio and minerality with hints of rosemary sap and brûléed sugar. A long finish offers haunting tannin with notes of peat and prune."
