点评:From the striking dimpled silver apple at the drive in entrance one does not know what to expect. It is not until you enter through the glass doors of the main entrance that you find yourself enveloped in scarlet red. There are several tours or experiences on offer. A young man Leopaul at the ticket booth is very patient at explaining the differences between them; the time taken, what is involved and how much each one costs. We opted for 3 Calvados tasting option. Père Magloire operates under three brand names; Boulard being their world famous brand. Situated in Calvados Pays d’Auge it benefits from clay and limestone which endows complexity to the drink that calvados produced out of the Pays d’Auge area.
Further calvados from Pays d’Auge area is double distilled in an alembic copper still whereas in the rest of Calvados it is single distilled in a column still. Calvados from Pays d’Auge is therefore smoother and refined. Then aging in different casks adds another dimension.
We wanted to try Fraternité Hors d’Âge based on 7+ years old blend of several eaux-de-vie, a more complex Père Magloire X.O. which is made from calvados of over 9 years of ageing in century-old oak barrels. As such it was more complex and longer lasting in the mouth. Lastly we tasted Mémoire X.O. which is blended from calvados of at least 15 years of age. This was very complex made up of powerful notes of apple and honeyed fruits.
These three calvados represented just a small part of the range available.
翻译:从入口处醒目的酒窝银苹果开始,你根本不知道会发生什么。直到你穿过正门的玻璃门进入,你才会发现自己被猩红色的光芒笼罩着。这里有几种旅游或体验可供选择。售票亭的年轻人Leopaul非常耐心地解释它们之间的区别;所需的时间、涉及的内容以及每种服务的费用。我们选择了3种卡尔瓦多斯酒的品尝选项。Père Magloire经营着三个品牌;Boulard是他们世界闻名的品牌。酒庄位于奥日地区卡尔瓦多斯,得益于粘土和石灰石,这赋予了奥日地区卡尔瓦多斯酒的复杂性。奥日地区出产的卡尔瓦多斯酒在铜制蒸馏器中经过两次蒸馏,而其他卡尔瓦多斯酒则在塔式蒸馏器中经过一次蒸馏。因此,奥日地区的卡尔瓦多斯酒更加顺滑细腻。然后,在不同酒桶中陈酿,又增添了另一番风味。
我们想尝试 Fraternité Hors d’Âge,这款酒以数款生命之水混酿而成,陈酿时间超过7年;还有一款更为复杂的 Père Magloire X.O.,它由在百年橡木桶中陈酿超过9年的卡尔瓦多斯苹果白兰地酿制而成。因此,它口感更复杂,回味也更持久。最后,我们品尝了 Mémoire X.O.,它由至少陈酿15年的卡尔瓦多斯苹果白兰地混酿而成。这款酒非常复杂,散发着浓郁的苹果和蜂蜜水果香气。
这三款卡尔瓦多斯苹果白兰地只是我们目前所知的一小部分。