High quality apples are vital to the creation of a great cider
The orchards of the Louis Dupont Family estate cover 30 hectares
(74 acres) right at the heart of the Pays d'Auge region, 6000
apple trees in 13 different varieties. Just as for the vine
variety in the creation of a wine, the choice of the apple
variety is essential in the creation of a cider. They all have
their own characteristics and it is their blending which allows
the desired balance to be attained. If the proportion of bitter
and bittersweet apples is the most significant, the sharper
varieties also play their role in giving freshness and fine
subtlety in the mouth. In order to reach perfect balance in its
ciders and calvados, Domaine Dupont uses no less than 13
different varieties of cider apple, all perfectly adapted to the
Pays d'Auge terroir. Noël des champs The poor soils of the Pays
d'Auge region, consisting of marl and chalky marl of the
Oxfordian (secondary era) limit the growth of the trees and this
leads to the production of small