At A Glance
- Field
- Detail
- Place
- Le Breuil-en-Auge, in the Pays d’Auge
- Estate setting
- Listed historic monument dating from the 16th and 17th centuries
- Main product
- Pommeau de Normandie Château du Breuil
- Distribution
- Traditional channels in France and exports to over 60 countries
- Recognition
- Numerous medals at international competitions each year
The Producer
Château du Breuil is a distillery whose named product is Pommeau de Normandie Château du Breuil. The establishment operates under the name La Spiriterie Française Château du Breuil Normandie after its transition from Château du Breuil Calvados Pays d’Auge. Château du Breuil remains the distillery brand used for product labeling.
Place
Le Breuil-en-Auge sits in the heart of the Pays d’Auge. The estate is surrounded by 28 hectares of grounds populated with centuries old trees. Apple trees are part of the estate grounds; vineyards and grape varieties are not identified.
Wines
Pommeau de Normandie Château du Breuil is the named bottle. Pommeau de Normandie names an apple based fortified drink category, and the bottle carries that appellation alongside the producer name. Its name contains no vintage or reserve designation.
In The Glass
Pommeau de Normandie brings apple fruit and the fuller texture associated with fortification. Château du Breuil’s bottle places that style under the Pommeau de Normandie appellation, with the producer name clearly attached to the category.
A Bottle To Understand It
Choose Pommeau de Normandie Château du Breuil. It carries the appellation and producer name together without a vintage or reserve designation, keeping the first bottle focused on the house’s named product category and Pays d’Auge setting.
Final Word
Château du Breuil joins a listed historic monument in the Pays d’Auge with Pommeau de Normandie under its own name. The establishment now uses La Spiriterie Française Château du Breuil Normandie, while Château du Breuil remains the distillery brand on product labels.
Sources
1. https://pommeaudenormandie.com/en/distillery/chateau-du-breuil/ 2. https://barmag.fr/le-chateau-du-breuil/ 3. https://en.normandie-tourisme.fr/experience/making-calvados-at-the-chateau-du-breuil/