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Calvados Dupont is located along the Route du Cidre, a signposted route that runs through the Pays d’Auge, taking in around 20 producers. The Domaine Dupont team is happy to welcome visitors and explain the art of cider and Calvados production.
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No. Calvados is a cider or perry eau-de-vie and not an apple...
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The apples are mixed, crushed and pressed. The apple juice is fermented right out to give cider to be distilled. Double distillationis carried out one 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.
At least 2 years. In 2000 to 3000 litre (440 to 660 imperial gallons) vats followed by 400 litre (88 imp gallons) toasted oak barrels, whose tannins have been exhausted, to allow the calvados to keep its original aromas of fruit. Bottled when ordered.
Eyes: Water white with very pale hints of yellow. Clear and brillant. Nose: Powerful, fine, fresh and very complex for a Calvados of only this age, fruit at first then floral. The aromas of green apple and citrus predominate, with hints of cherry and floral notes. Mouth:Fresh attack, supple and round in the mouth, consistent, shows long and intense...
- Storage: very long, bottles upright without special precautions. - As an Aperitif: on its own, over ice or with a drop or two of water. A very good eau-de-vie base for cocktails. - With Food: Serve ice cold with marinated or smoked fish. - With the Dessert: With dark chocolate cakes and apple sorbets. Bottle types: 150 cl - 70 cl - 50 cl - 35 cl ...
The Dupont family has been making its calvados and ciders since 1887, and has more than 30 acres of its own orchards. Just like for wines, terroir is important when it comes to calvados...
- Claire Dodd
The Famille Dupont Family estate consists of 30 hectares (74 acres) of orchards in Normandy, in the heart of the Pays d'Auge region. The estate produces ciders, pommeau and calvados. For more than 25 years now, the Estate has resolutely followed a path towards high quality.
Introducing the ranges of cider and calvados from the Domaine Dupont, producer in the Pays d'Auge, Normandy. Links to data sheets.
The Louis Dupont family estate: Elegance and richness of a terroir to offer the quintessence of the apple. In Normandy, the Louis Dupont family Estate has been producing ciders and Calvados since 1887, in the heart of the Calvados production area of the Pays d'Auge Appellation of Origin.
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Domaine Dupont create a range of wonderful ciders, pommeau and calvados on their family owned estate in the heart of the Pays d’Auge appellation in Normandy. The Dupont family have been producing calvados on this estate since 1887.
