Christian Drouin Pays d'Auge AOC 1990 Pays d'Auge 42% 700ml terrantes-do-pico and its un-canny similarities with

and its un-canny similarities with Barbera d’Alba – the famous appellation for Barbera in the Piedmont

Ornellaia Bianco 2017 has a beautifully complex nose and an unexpected aromatic intensity

No filtration

balance and light are the thing

The harvest was compressed

Christian Drouin Pays d'Auge AOC 1990 Pays d'Auge 42% 700ml terrantes-do-pico and its un-canny similarities withFrom the ever wonderful Christian Drouin comes this 1990 vintage Calvados. The apple brandy was aged in old Calvados and Cognac casks until when it was bottled. A suitably oaky, fruity and generally delicious bottling. Tasting Notes COLOR: Light bronzed copper color. NOSE: Fruity and almost slightly smoky, apple must, dried or dehydrated apple chips or apple rings, sweet honey, golden syrup and fragrant orchard blossom. TASTE: Sweet honeyed fruit,