{"product_id":"domaine-du-terte-single-cask-15-year-old-calvados-2006","title":"Domaine du Tertre Single Cask 15 Year Old Calvados 2006","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDomaine du Tertre Single Cask 15 Year Old Calvados 2006\u003c\/strong\u003e is a single cask Calvados Pays d'Auge distilled in 2006 and aged 15 years in a French oak cask, bottled at cask strength, 56% ABV, in a 750mL bottle with no additives. The domaine, run by brothers Michel and Hubert Havard, farms more than 45 acres of orchards — certified organic since 2017 — planted to some 40 apple varieties that see zero chemical treatment. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProof \/ ABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112 proof (56% ABV, cask strength)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single cask Calvados Pays d'Auge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2006\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750mL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Domaine du Tertre, Normandy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pays d'Auge, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFifteen Years in One French Oak Cask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDu Tertre works the slow way: the cider ferments for about a year in used oak and is distilled only when the juice is totally free of sugar, on a ten-plate Orthez column still by a traveling distiller. The domaine's casks then rest 15 to 20 years, and every one is bottled at its natural cask strength with nothing added — this 2006 cask is a single-barrel snapshot of a vintage, not a blend. It sits at the top of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/calvados\"\u003eCalvados\u003c\/a\u003e shelf, alongside the classic blended age statements of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/chateau-du-breuil-15-year-calvados\"\u003eChateau du Breuil 15 Year\u003c\/a\u003e, and earns its place in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rare-top-shelf\"\u003erare and top shelf\u003c\/a\u003e collection. Browse the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/brandy\"\u003ebrandy\u003c\/a\u003e range for more Normandy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eK\u0026amp;L's buyers call the 2006 “soft, rich, and oozing with baking spice, intense earth, and cooked pomme fruit — the top of the line for 15+ year old Calvados.” At full cask strength the baked-apple depth runs long, with the spice and earth of a long French oak rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to Enjoy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeat, after dinner, in a tulip or snifter — give it air and let the cooked apple and baking spice unfold. A few drops of water will loosen the cask-strength frame without thinning the fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it really a single cask?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — one French oak cask of 2006 distillate, aged 15 years and bottled on its own at cask strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the orchards organic?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe domaine's 45+ acres were certified organic in 2017 for orchard farming and cider production, and the same practices — 40 apple varieties, zero chemical treatment — are followed for the Calvados.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow is it distilled?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cider ferments about a year in used oak, then a traveling distiller runs it on a ten-plate Orthez column still once the juice is completely dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat proof and size is it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e56% ABV at cask strength, in a 750mL bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrder Domaine du Tertre Calvados 2006 online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — a vintage single cask from one of Normandy's smallest domaines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine du Tertre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68109401915435,"sku":"DM17738L","price":349.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1277\/3667\/files\/domaine-du-terte-single-cask-15-year-old-calvados-2006-600x800.jpg?v=1793681270","url":"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/products\/domaine-du-terte-single-cask-15-year-old-calvados-2006","provider":"Del Mesa Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}