Normandy

Comte Louis de Lauriston

A Domfrontais house whose pear-heavy Calvados showcases the appellation's minimum 30% pears.

Location

Domfront, Domfrontais, France

Signature bottle

Calvados Domfrontais (min. 30% pear)

Region

ApplePearCider brandy (distilled cider)Limited US import

Comte Louis de Lauriston specializes in Calvados Domfrontais, the pear-inclusive appellation (created 1997, minimum 30% pears) Wikipedia: Calvados.

Products & tasting notes

Representative of the styles this house makes; specific bottlings and vintages vary.

Apple brandy
Cider brandy
Baked apple and orchard fruit over a warming, spirituous core; vanilla, dried fruit and oak spice emerge with age.
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Pear brandy
Cider brandy
Ripe, floral Williams pear — juicy and perfumed — with a clean, faintly peppery finish.
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