Chateau du Breuil 20 Year Old Calvados
Chateau du Breuil 20 Year Old Calvados is the estate's flagship age statement — 750mL at 41% ABV (82 proof), a Pays d'Auge blend of eaux-de-vie aged 20 to 25 years in the chateau's cellars — and you can order it online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 41% (82 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: blend of calvados aged 20–25 years, selected from the estate's noblest and oldest stocks
- Appellation: AOC Calvados Pays d'Auge — own-orchard cider apples, double distillation
- Awards: Gold — World Calvados Awards 2023; Silver — World Calvados Awards 2022
Twenty Years in the Chateau's Cellars
Chateau du Breuil's "Reserve des Seigneurs" draws on the deepest corner of the estate's cellars: eaux-de-vie distilled from the chateau's own Normandy orchards, aged in oak for two decades and more, blended from stocks of 20 to 25 years. The 2023 World Calvados Awards judges found "rich toffee and caramel on the nose, super smooth on the palate… more raisins, a slight bit of tannins from the barrel but well combined with the fruitiness." The 2022 panel noted dark golden hue, vanilla with fresh juicy apple and golden syrup, light marzipan and subtle baking spices. Compare it with the house's younger expressions in calvados, browse brandy, or see everything from Chateau du Breuil.
Tasting Notes
Dark golden. Rich toffee and caramel over juicy apple, golden syrup, vanilla and light marzipan; elegant and perfumed on the palate with stewed fruit, apple strudel, cloves and pepper; smooth finish of apple peel and toffee.
How to Enjoy
Neat, in a tulip glass, as a digestif — a spirit of this age asks for nothing else. Worth the occasion it was blended for.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "20 Year Old" mean on Calvados?
The youngest eau-de-vie in the blend is at least 20 years old; here the blend draws on stocks aged 20 to 25 years.
What is the ABV of Chateau du Breuil 20 Year Old Calvados?
41% ABV (82 proof) for the US bottling.
Is this the same as the Reserve des Seigneurs?
Yes — the 20 Year Old is the estate's Reserve des Seigneurs expression.
Did it win any awards?
Gold at the 2023 World Calvados Awards and silver in 2022.
Two decades of Normandy oak in one bottle — order Chateau du Breuil 20 Year Old Calvados online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.