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The whole spirit of the “Calvados Pays d’Auge“ appellation
by Alexandre Vingtier

“Among the three Norman appellations authorized to produce Calvados, the Pays d’Auge stands out with an inimitable apple expression.“

Famille Dupont Calvados 50 ans non réduit :
“For several years now, this family estate in the western sector of the Pays d’Auge, near Cambremer, has been offering three unreduced old vintages of 30, 45 and 50 years! It takes generations of passion and sacrifice to produce such an eau-de-vie, where the wood is discreet to let all the dimensions of the apple express themselves. You can spend hours swooning over its very subtle nose, spring honey and dried flowers, very elegant, a recurring character trait in Pays d’Auge area, slightly enhanced by gourmet notes of ginger, galangal and hazelnut. As for the mouth, still nervous but without aggressiveness, a single centilitre on the tongue can be contemplated for long minutes during which orchard fruits (apple, pear, peach) and berries (cranberry, redcurrant, blueberry) follow one another, with hint of citrus fruit (clementine). Light smoky notes follow them, flint, tobacco, toasted almonds, coffee, leather in a bewitching and minty pizzicato.“