LePereJulesCidredeNormandieBrut(DryAppleCider750ml)

Sans Jules Desfrièches (aka “Le Pere Julesâ€?or “Father Julesâ€? began producing Calvados in Saint Desir, just outside Lisieux in the early 20th century. Before then, he had learned the art of cider-making from his grandparents. When he returned from the war in 1919, he pressed and sold his first bottle of cider, a sideline which has since grown to over 100,000 bottles per year. Nowadays, Julesâ€?great-grandson, Guillaume runs the cidrerie, working exclusively with estate-grown fruit. Out of 250 acres, 100 are planted with apple trees and 25 with pears. The farm follows organic principles, and cows roam freely on the property, providing natural fertiliser.