Domaine de Montreuil Pays d'Auge 'Selection' Calvados

In the Pay d’ Auge, nestled between the apple orchards and black & white cows, the Giard family has been distilling apples into some of the finest Calvados for 12 generations. The Selection is younger and a touch hotter at 44%, this bright green apple expression is a farm-driven estate Calvados for the cocktail set. Angular and assertive, its purity of fruit and dry, acid finish stands up tall in mixed drinks, or even in a highball with tonic as it’s enjoyed in Normandy. -Winemaker's Notes

 

93pts - Vinous

"More proof that younger Calvados have a purity and depth missing from many unaged spirts. Three years old, and greenish-yellow in color, this brandy has a gregarious nose, with aromas of apple pie and even pineapple turnover. But on the palate, there is both juicy acidity and an overarching roundness, still at the relatively high alcohol level. Fresh, dry, truly drinkable, both neat and in cocktails. A great value."