B. United International Inc. - Pays d'Auge

The juice is transferred to vats where the fermentation continues for three months. After this time, the cider is bottled and continues to slowly ferment, creating slightly more alcohol and the fine condition.

The Domaine:

Producer Details:
Domaine:	Domaine Christian Drouin
Brewery Tour:	Christian Drouin Guide
Website:	www.coeur-de-lion.com

Established:
1837. Still in the same family

History:
As the Calvados production became successful, Christian Drouin Junior moved the production to a larger facility. He chose a former stud farm at Coudray-Rabut. In 1990, the estate was restored and is a beautiful representation of 16th and 17th century local architecture. In 1994, the Ministry of Culture and National Council for Culinary Art selected 100 “Sites of Excellence in Taste” throughout France. One of these was the Couer de Lion estate, representing the Pays d’Auge region. “The aim of this distinction is to enhance appreciation of site Cidres Pays d'Auge & Comte Lauristons that are remarkable from the point of view of culture, tourism, and gastronomy so as to ensure thet they become places where our true heritage can be discovered”.

For more information on Domaine Christian Drouin please visit our Christian Drouin Guide.

Tasting Notes:

Tasting Notes:
Appearance:	Slightly cloudy, orange gold, rust
Nose:	Apple, woody, rich, mineral tang, apple skin.
Flavor:	Dry apple flavour, acidic, apple flavour becomes more evident as it warms of and oxidizes.
Finish:	Dry, meaty-bacon/smoke, appley right before it goes down. Dryness lasts.

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