Drouin Calvados Pays D'Auge Reserve astucciato

We could call Drouin Pays D'auge the Grand Cru of the Calvados appellation, with very strict rules. Réserve is born like all the Calvados from Drouin: harvest of the 30 apple varieties and reaching maturity, soft pressing in the champagne style with yields reduced to 65% to preserve the fragrance and freshness of the juice, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. The musts for distillation are the youngest ones that remain in stainless steel vats for a few months, at least 5. They are fermented fresh and fruity, not excessively complex, ideal for the production of short-aged spirits. The distillation takes place in the traditional Charentais copper still, aging in French oak barrels for 4 years. Very intense and luminous golden yellow color, on the nose it presents fruity aromas of cooked apple and dried apricot, rosehip and lavender flowers, along with toasted notes of hazelnut and almond and sweet vanilla and butter sensations. The taste is rich and structured, in good balance between sweetness and freshness held together by a present but not invasive alcohol backbone. Long persistence of slightly smoky aftertaste.