Calvados '25 yr Old - Reserve de Semainville'

• 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 25–30 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
• Aromas of reduced balsamic vinegar, marigold, fresh apple skin, and clover honey lead to a creamy palate with salt-water-taffy salinity and a keen finish of toast with apple butter and a hint of champagne vinegar
• 40% ABV

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