Lelouvier, Calvados Fine, NV SO041126 Salvo Foti While approachable in its youth

While approachable in its youth for its vibrant fruit and polished texture

second fermentation in the bottle

and blood orange lead the way

and refuses to release wines until they're at least a decade in bottle — sometimes much longer

and the unmistakable character of Nebbiolo from one of the region’s best vineyards

Lelouvier, Calvados Fine, NV SO041126 Salvo Foti While approachable in its youthNormandy never got the memo about grapes. Calvados is apple brandy: orchard fruit fermented into cider, then distilled and rested in oak, and it is Normandy's answer to every whiskey ever made. 'Fine' is the entry rung of the Calvados ladder, requiring a minimum of two years in cask, which means this is young enough to still taste like fruit but aged enough to have shed its rough edges. Drink it the way the French do at the table, as the trou normand,