"Calvados du Pays d'Auge, VSOP" is due back in soon
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Calvados du Pays d'Auge, VSOP
Too often we forget about the delights of Calvados, a great pairing with many festive puddings or cheese. This is a beautiful example from a family that have been supplying us for many years. Intense but poised, its hugely concentrated palate finishes light, dry and elegant.
Price:
£39.00
Bottle
Price:
£468.00
Case of 12
Due in on 11/12/24
Code: OS73501
Wine characteristics
- Other Spirits
- 70cl
- Within two years of purchase
- 42% Alcohol
- oak used but not v. noticeable
- Stopper cork, ie sherry
Famille Dupont
The family Dupont have had their roots in Normandy from the early 18th century and until the 1930s, when Louis Dupont changed the focus of the family domain, cider and calvados production was not the core business. Instead they reared cattle and Louis’ father Jules sold some calvados and cider to supplement their income, beginning as a tenant farmer before buying the domaine in 1887, helped by the proceeds of his sales. His son Louis increased production, quality and sales to local merchants after taking over in 1934 and in 1974 when he passed away his wife Colette bravely took the reins before passing them to her son Etienne in 1980.
Etienne’s succession marked an industrious time for the domaine as orchards were planted, refurbished and expanded and as the emphasis on cider and calvados production grew even further. He expanded the orchard and visited Cognac to explore new techniques while playing a prominent part in establishment of the appellation contrôlée Pays d'Auge, Normandy’s finest area for calvados production.
The next generation of Duponts joined the business in 2002 when his son Jérôme and daughter Anne-Pamy came on board as directors, working alongside their father and continuing the focus on excellence. They have even employed oenologists to achieve this, applying techniques usually associated with winemaking to improve their cider and consequently their calvados.
Currently the family own 30 hectares right in the in the heart of the Pays d'Auge region, planted...