French Eaux-de-Vies Flashcards
Calvados aging requirements
aged in oak casks for a minimum of 2 years
Calvados Aging Requirements for: Fine / Trois Étoiles / Trois Pommes / VS
Minimum 2 years
Calvados Aging requirements for: Vieux / Réserve
min 3 years
Calvados Aging requirements for: VO / VSOP / Vieille Réserve
min 4 years
Calvados aging requirements for: Hors d’Age / XO / Très Vieille Réserve / Très Vieux / Extra / Napoléon
Minimum 6 years
Calvados AOC - “Production Fermière”
The Calvados was produced on the same estate where the fruit was harvested and fermented
Calvados Domfrontais AOC - encépagement
Apples & min 30% pear
Calvados Domfrontais AOC - aging requirements
Min 3 years in oak casks (max 20hl)
Calvados Pays d’Auge AOC encépagement
apples with max 30% pear
Kirsch de Fougerolles AOC is produced from
red and black cherries
Distillation requirements for Kirsch de Fougerolles AOC
Double distillation in a copper pot still
Aging requirements for Kirsch de Fougerolles AOC
6 months in a neutral container
Authorized additives for Kirsch de Fougerolles AOC
Water
Traditional bottling for Kirsch de Fougerolles AOC
Bô - a mouth-blown artisan bottle with approx capacity of 70cl
What is the base ingredient in Mirabelle d’Alsace?
Plums