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The estate of the Dupont family - 50 ha in size including 30ha of cider apple orchards - located in Pays d'Auge and renowned for the quality of its terroir products has been operating for four generations. It strives to make traditional and original products so as to offer a wide range of renowned gastronomic cider products: various ciders, calvados and pommeaux. The individual visit of the distillery and of the cellars is followed by a tasting (1 cider, 1 pommeau, 1 calvados). Guided tours for groups of 10 people or more are available all year round by reservation. It offers various options at adapted rates: the short visit lasts approximately 1 hour and includes the distillery and the cellar. It ends at the shop with a tasting. The long visit lasts 1 hour 30 mins with a visit of the orchards, the press, the distillery and the cellars + tasting. The tasting visit is similar to the previous one but with the tasting of cider products together with local cheeses, delis and pastries. These associations are commented by a sommelier. The professional visit, conducted by a manager of the estate, can provide technical details on various topics (for example: harvesting and choice of varieties, brewing and fermentation, distillation and ageing). Please note that these visits can be commented in French or English. Each year, this estate also offers activities (cocktail workshops, initiation to distillation, etc.). More detailed information is available on the estate or on its website.
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Young calvados - elsewhere, this always came with an offering ethanol note, but that was not present in the DuPont product. Oak can’t hide any imperfections here, but there were very few, if any to show.
Medium and very old calvados - oily, smooth mouthfeel. Very pleasant French oak. Long finishes on both
Finished calvados (my favorite) - the 4 year old calvados finished in Lagavulin cask was phenomenal. So peaty and smoky, complemented by fruitiness from the calvados.
Ciders - wow! How did they add a caramel note to the finish? I had to pick a bottle up