Calvados & Cider COPY Flashcards
What are the 3 AOC of Calvados?
- Calvados AOC
- Calvados Domfrontais AOC
- Calvados Pays d’Auge AOC

How is Calvados distilled and aged?

- 2x in a copper pot still
- Aged min 2 years in oak casks
What is the premier region of production?
Calvados Pays d’Auge

What is the newest region of production?
Calvados Domfrontais
What are the % for perry (pear cider) in the various Calvados appellations?
- **Max* 30% - Pays d’Auge
- Min* 30% - Domfrontais**

How is Calvados Domfrontais produced?

By continuous still

How old is Vieux or Réserve Calvados?

3 years
How old is Vieille Réserve, VO, or VSOP Calvados?

4 years
How old is XO / Hors d’Age / Extra / Napoléon Calvados?

6 years
How are young Calvados (less than 3 years) labeled?

Fine Calvados
May cidre produced in Pays d’Auge AOC contain any pears?
up to 30%

What is the AOC for cidre in Brittany?

Cornouaille AOC

What is cidre bouché?
Cider bottled under champagne-style cork

What is the min pressure for Pays d’Auge cidre?

3 atmospheres
What is the mandatory encépagement/assemblage for Pays d’Auge cidre?
- >70% bitter varieties, max 15% acidic varieties
- No one apple may make up more than 60% of the final blend
What is the appending subzone of Pays d’Auge for cidre?
Cambremer

Compare cidre and poire.
- Cidre: more tannic and full-bodied (like red wine)
- Poire: higher acid and more elegant (like white wine)
A cidre with an abv of 9% will produce more or less Calvados than one with 4.5% abv?
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What is Pommeau de Normandie?
Pommeau de Normandie
- Mistelle of Normandy
- Produced from apple must and AOC Calvados
- Aged at least 1 year in oak
What are the 2 types of training for apple and pear trees in Calvados?
- Haut Tige (high stem, lower density)
- En Basse Tige (low stem, higher density)
Along with Fine, what terms indicate a Calvados from Pays d’Auge of at least 2 years of age?

- Trois Étoiles
- Trois Pommes
- VS

What 2 terms indicate a Calvados with at least 3 years age?

Vieux Réserve

Along with VSOP, what terms indicate a Calvados with at least 4 years of age?
- VO
- Vieille Réserve