This prestigious 38-year-old Calvados offers a unique sensory experience. Deep amber color, intense aroma of baked apple, dried fruit, vanilla, and rancio. On the palate, it's velvety, with notes of dried plum, walnut, and a very long finish. Ideal for contemplation.
France - Normandy Calvados Pays d'Auge AOC Selection of apple varieties (sweet, bitter, acidic)
Domaine Dupont Calvados 38 Ans - n.v. 750 ml
523.36 €
Colour
Dark amber with mahogany reflections
Bouquet
Intense and complex; cooked apples, dried fruit, vanilla, sweet spices, leather, and rancio notes
Taste
Velvety and persistent; concentrated apple, dried plum, walnut, spices, well-integrated oak, very long finish
Alcohol content
42% ABV
Type of glass
Snifter or tulip glass
Pairings
Perfect as a digestif, with dark chocolate, apple desserts, aged cheeses, or a fine cigar
Refinement
38 years in French oak barrels (Tronçais and Limousin)
Vinification
Double distillation of cider in copper pot stills, followed by long maturation in wood