Lemorton Calvados Selection SF Chronicle - Past Pick A fruity nose of lime

A fruity nose of lime and melon with bold hints of fennel

Despite its intensity and girth

Now approaching a decade in bottle

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Lemorton Calvados Selection SF Chronicle - Past Pick A fruity nose of limeCalvados with an unusually high pear content. While the Domfrontais appellation requires a minimum of 30% pear, Lemorton uses 7080%, creating a lighter, more elegant spirit than apple dominant Calvados. Didier Lemorton (third generation, now joined by son Damien as fourth) distills at La Baille Ftu in Mantilly, Normandy, using a wood fired copper column still shared among three local producers. The fruit ferments naturally for nine to ten months in