Calvados '2 Year Fine'

• Calvados produced in the Pays d’Auge Appellation of Normandy by Stephane Grandval in the small village of Grandouet
• Cider is naturally fermented in well-seasoned tonneaux
• Twice distilled from 100% apples on a copper pot still
• Aged in varying sizes of used French oak casks and reduced twice with well water to reach bottling strength
• Aged 2 years
• A nose of freshly cut green apple, baker’s yeast, and vanilla bean leads to a spicy palate of fresh apple skin and a lingering note of white flowers
• 45% ABV

This is a vibrant young Calvados, ideal for cocktailing or simply enjoying with tonic and a touch of sugar.

Tasting Notes

Manoir de Grandouet ‘2 Year Fine’ Calvados is made with the apple varieties of Frequin Rouge, Bisquet, Bouteille, Fagotier, Mettais, Domaine, Noel des Champs, and Moulin à Vent. After fermention that renders the cider completely dry, it is distilled twice in a small pot still in a rustic barn on the property. The new spirit then goes into a 15-year-old, 5,000-liter foudre. The calvados is reduced twice in 200-liter oak casks before reaching its bottling strength of 45% ABV. With notes of bright green apple, a touch of vanilla, and a clean, spicy finish, this is a vibrant young Calvados, ideal for cocktailing or simply
enjoying with tonic.

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