Christian Drouin Millésime 1980/2020 Calvados Pays d'Auge (70cl, 42%)

A Calvados Pays d'Auge distilled in 1980 and bottled in 2020 after forty years in oak casks. The edition is marked Simple Maturation – Fût de Chêne, with oak ageing at its centre. It combines a full, rounded flavour with fruit and restrained wood notes, alongside a smooth scent of rice powder and wild berries and a powerful palate. The bottle holds 0.7 litres at 42% and comes in a wooden box. The nose brings intense apple and pear aromas with fine spice, followed by a full and rounded palate with fruity aromas and delicate wood notes, and a long, gently warming finish.