A bright amber colour with mysterious golden highlights. An appealing, fragrant nose of candied fruits and prunes, delicately woody and spiced, with a fine tangy edge. The palate is rich and warming, revealing notes of caramelised mandarin, refined woody nuances and a long finish of baked apple.
the bottle
Calvados with a controlled designation of origin, distilled from cider made from the 1972 harvest and aged in oak casks. A Norman apple spirit from a single year.
Serve with best enjoyed as a digestif
1972 was a year marked by the tragedy of the Munich attack and shaken by the Watergate scandal, at a time of profound global change. In Gascony, far from the turmoil, the vine yielded a vintage of finesse and quiet elegance. Aged for more than five decades in Gascon oak casks, these eaux-de-vie have developed notes of hazelnut, beeswax and aged wood.
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The record
Elegant - Fruity - Rich
Concentrated - Sweet - Fruity
Elegant - Balanced - Fruity - Smooth
Elegant - Balanced - Expressive - Fruity
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The year on the label
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