Review #1124, Brandy #64
This is a bottling of Calvados that was distilled in 1999 and bottled in 2022. This blend of 70% pear and 30% apple was aged for that time period in ex-french oak. Before being distilled on a single alembic and aged the fruit fermented in oak casks for 11 months.
Distillery: Lemorton
Bottler: Lemorton
Region: France
Still: Single Alembic
ABV: 40%
Cask: French Oak
Nose: Minerality, Apple Skin, Vanilla, Plums, Cinnamon, Allspice
Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Apple Skin, Vanilla, Cinnamon, Allspice, Minerality, earl grey tea
Finish: MediuMedium length finish, apple skin, vanilla, cinnamon, earl grey tea, minerality, allspice, pearfaint star anise
Rating: 7/10
Another great Lemorton, this one is brighter than the other vintage I’ve tried but both stand on equal ground in my eyes. Great flavor, well balanced, and wonderful to drink on a bitter cold day like today.