Eric Bordelet 46 Year 1976 PM Spirits single cask Calvados

Review #1110; Brandy #60

This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached. 

This Calvados was distilled on a small, mobile column still and spent most of its life in a 1000 liter barrel in a damp cellar before being moved into smaller barrels for 46 years of ageing in oak. This was bottled at cask strength with no additives or filtration.

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Distillery: Eric Bordelet

Bottler: Eric Bordelet/PM spirits

Region: france

Still: Column

ABV: 44%. Cask strength.

Age: 46 years. Distilled in 1976. Bottled in 2022.

Color: Natural Color. Non-chill-filtered.

Price: $300/375ml

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Nose: Pungent, Nuttiness, Over-ripe apple, Lemongrass, over-ripe blueberries, minerality

Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Pear, Nuttiness, Lemongrasss, over-ripe blueberries, touch of nutmeg

Finish: Long finish, Over-Ripe apple, pear, nuttiness, lemongrass, minerality, earl grey tea, nutmeg

Rating: 8/10

This is quite the strange and interesting beast. The nose is quite powerful and pungent it fills the room. For spending 46 years in oak, the taste is really light and refreshing in a good way. One would expect a tannic bomb that is overly heavy, but this is really delightful. That age shows up on the finish though and is really long and delightful.

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect