Marquis de Saint-Loup Calvados Selection AOC Calvados, #

Pale yellow colour, intense fresh apple aromas, lemon, citrus, elegant, clean. Smooth initially with pungent apple flavours which linger. Cristian Drouin is the third generation of his family to produce Marquis de Saint-Loup Calvados. It is distilled from cider made from 30 varieties of Normandy and Brittany apples. These are harvested in September when the apples naturally drop to the ground when they are ripe. The distilled spirit is aged in small oak casks, many of which have been used for sherry or port maturation. These impart fewer bitter tannins and retain its light colour and refined texture.