The Bouquet des Coeur de Lion XO is complex and fine, with notes of ripe apples, almonds, apple pie, vanilla and spices. The palate is also rich, initially fruity, then increasingly smooth and with a long finish. Served at room temperature in a nosing glass, it goes particularly well with Normandy Livarot cheese, apple pie and as a digestif.
This Calvados has been aged over 15 years in small oak casks and shows the complexity that makes Christian Drouin Coeur de Lion the star of Calvados. The colour is flamboyant amber flame like; the nose is complex and balanced. On the palate, it is smooth, dominated by wood and spices, with great length.