Calvados Review: Calvados Marquis de la Pomme Millésime 1972
Category: Calvados
Origin: Domaine du Coquerel
ABV: 42%
Cost: €150 from Domaine du Coquerel
What they say:
Calvados Marquis de la Pomme Millésime 1972
Distilled in 1972 at Domaine du Coquerel, this expression has been oak aged for ~ 39 years before it was bottled on the 14th March 2011 at 42% ABV.
Tasting notes: Honey, fruits, wooded
What I say:
A 1972 vintage (Millésime) Calvados from Domaine du Coquerel, aged for around 39 years this barrel was hand-selected by the cellar master for being of exceptional quality for bottling in 2011.
Appearance:
Dark ruby/bronze (15/20), medium tears leave tapered finer legs
Nose:
Spiced and sweet, cinnamon donuts or cinnamon & apple donuts perhaps, pure runny honey, apple and pears, estery/ketones, spun sugar, candyfloss, some solventy/spirit aromas like marker pen or paint-thinner.
Taste:
Full bodied, fruity with ripe apple, blackcurrant, golden raisin, strong spun sugar and clear honey sweetness, a little hint of tannic leather, dried tobacco leaf & cigar boxes, woody sugars, caramel, toffee, toffee apple, maple syrup, candied chestnuts and sugared almonds.
Finish:
Long, sweet fruits like apples and pears poached in Sauternes wine and honey, apple donuts or pastries with a liberal sprinkling of cinnamon dust and icing sugar, eventually dries with woody tannins.
Overall:
Compared to the 1971 vintage, the extra few years of maturation and wood maturation differences have produced a much sweeter vintage, a little more estery and ripe fruit and a little less wood elements produce for me a Calvados that had beautiful balance
Score: 94/100
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