Étienne Dupont took over the Domaine Familial Etienne Dupont within the Pays d’Auge area of Normandy France from his father Louis and grandfather Jules in 1980. Episode 098: Jérôme Dupont | Domaine Dupont is a dialog with Étienne son who sadly handed away in 2018. The recording with Jérôme offers the backdrop of the story behind the Dupont households buying the property or what is known as a Domaine in France.
Eitenne Dupont and Benoit at Cave Pepins
On this episode Étienne and I are within the metropolis of Caen and we’re visiting Cave Pepin – fantastic retailer crammed with Calvados, Cider, Poire and Pommeau. We’re assisted by Benoit or Ben who works on the retailer and introduced us by means of a tasting of Calvados. UPDATE: (this retailer is now closed, however Benoit is has now opened a brand new retailer within the metropolis referred to as Les Cidroloques).
Etienne begins by describing the
Étienne’s Notes Three Sources of Aroma in Calvados
- The fruit
- The Yeast
- The Cask wherein the Calvados has been stored
If the cask is new wooden you’ll style the sap which presents itself as grainy.
Classical Calvados – the cask solely contained cider and Calvados
Étienne asks if we suspect acetone within the Calvados as we’re tasting.
Throughout our first tasting we’re delve into the style and as Étienne says,
“We’re combating the acetone, we’re too skilled”
Étienne’s Tips about Distillation of Cider
- He prefers a fast fermentation of three days after which distillation. However alas the principles in Normandy require that distillation now should be finished 3 weeks from the purpose of preliminary distillation.
- Use clear apples. When Domaine Dupont presses the juice goes instantly into concrete vats on the Pressoir after which it’s pumped underground by way of tubing to the pot nonetheless.
- The cider is racked off the gross lees at this level, with solely the tremendous lees being distilled
- His most well-liked temperature to ferment the cider is 22 to 23 levels celsius (71 Fahrenheit) and no fermentation under 8 levels Celsius (46 Fahrenheit).
Figuring out Age of Calvados
- High-quality is youthful 2-3 years outdated
- Hors d’Age is a minimum of 6 years outdated
- Étienne jokes that Hors d’Age which might vary from 6 years to twenty is designed to get you misplaced. I agree and so greatest to ask the producer! Or as Étienne says that “You have to depend on your palate.”
Contact for Domaine Familial Etienne Dupont
Web site: https://www.calvados-dupont.com/en/ciders-calvados.htm
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