Domaine Hubert is in the Pays D'Auge subregion of Calvados. There is no age statement on this bottle, but K&L, who brought it in, tells us it is around six years old, and it goes for a price that's pretty unusual for any French brandy.
Hubert Calvados, 42% abv ($30)
The nose has crisp, ripe apples. The palate is dry with oak and apple notes. The dry oak gives it a whiskey like quality. The finish is dry and woody, then it picks up a bit more apple and some bitterness.
This has a very different character than the Camut Calvados I reviewed on Tuesday. Whereas those are big and fruity, this one is dry and oaky. It's well balanced and complex. At $30, this stuff is an amazing deal, and I liked it better than the Camut 6 year old at double the price.
Get ready for more apple brandy next week but not from France.
3 comments:
Wow, your opinion of this really improved! Alas, my bottle has not.
This was a tasting from a fresh bottle. Maybe there is batch variation or maybe air is not its friend. I don't know.
Lotta chatter about brandy recently. I'm excited for future Armagnac reviews as well!!!
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