Roger Groult Calvados Pays d'Auge 18 Years

An honest, benchmark Pays d’Auge blend, the Aged 18 Years is deep amber in color with a big, expressive nose. Warm aromas of buttery caramelized apples, which then give way to deeper, complex aromas of worn leather, beeswax, and fallen leaves. In the mouth, silky and expansive, with an underlying earthiness, balanced by juicy freshness and baking spice on the midpalate. But it’s the long finish, dry and savory, with profound, autumnal notes of apple peel, fruit stem, dark chocolate, and wet stone that’s extraordinary for a Calvados of this age.