Busnel Calvados Pays D'auge Hors D'age 12 Year
Product details
| Management number | 248603089 | Release Date | 2026/09/03 | List Price | US$36.00 | Model Number | 248603089 | ||
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Busnel Calvados Pays d'Auge Hors d'Age is an apple brandy aged a minimum of 12 years — a dark, complex expression from the highest-ranked Calvados appellation in Normandy.
Busnel is one of the leading names in Calvados, drawing on a tradition handed down since 1820. Its Calvados is built from more than 20 apple varieties grown in the Pays d'Auge, an appellation set between two rivers with varied soils — sandy, silty, clay, and chalk — each producing different apples across four groups: bitter, bittersweet, sweet, and sour. The Hors d'Age blend is aged at least 12 years in oak, developing depth and concentration that bring it closer to a fine aged cognac in complexity.
Tasting Notes
- Nose: Concentrated oak, baked apple, dried red fruit, and cocoa
- Palate: Full-bodied and oily — raisin, chocolate, quince, and coffee with warm spice
- Finish: Long, buttery, and fruity
Specs
- Producer: Busnel, Pays d'Auge, Normandy, France
- Style: Calvados Pays d'Auge AOC, Hors d'Age (apple brandy)
- Aging: Minimum 12 years in oak
- ABV: 40% (80 Proof)
- Size: 750mL
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What does Hors d'Age mean? Literally "beyond age" — a designation for Calvados aged well beyond the minimum, here at least 12 years.
- How does it compare to the Fine? The Fine is aged about two years and is fresh and fruit-forward; the Hors d'Age spends 12+ years in oak, gaining dark fruit, spice, and far greater complexity.
- How should I serve it? Best enjoyed neat as a digestif, like a fine aged brandy.
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