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Pays D'Auge Lecompte
Maison Lecompte is a French producer of Calvados Pays d'Auge, historic and specialized in producing aged and blended apple eaux-de-vie, using double distillation and maturation in small oak casks.
- Normandy · France
- Since 1923
- 9 products
The story
Maison Lecompte was founded in 1923 by Alexandre Lecompte, initially a wine and spirits merchant in Normandy. After World War II his son Alexandre took over the business (1945) and, a few years later, introduced the house's first alambic à repasse. Over the century the Maison established itself as a recognized name in the Calvados Pays d'Auge scene, offering aged expressions (5, 12, 18, 25 years) and several vintages.
Production philosophy
Pursuit of artisanal excellence, balance between elegance and complexity, focus on traditional double distillation and the selection of stills and small casks to produce distinctive calvados, then matured and blended by the maître de chai.
Territory
Pays d'Auge, Normandy (France).
Production method
Traditional double distillation (alambic à repasse) followed by aging in small-capacity casks and controlled blending in the cellar.
Distillation
Traditional double distillation in alambic à repasse (pot still / traditional distillation).
Ageing
Aging in small oak casks with subsequent blending and cellar maturation.
Characteristics
- Type
- House
- Categories
- Calvados
- Aged Calvados
- Calvados house
- AOC Calvados Pays d'Auge
- Raw materials
- apples (cider varieties)
- Casks and ageing vessels
- small oak casks
- Representative products
- Calvados 12 Years - Boxed - Pays D'Auge Lecompte
- Calvados 18 Years - Boxed - Pays D'Auge Lecompte
- Calvados 25 Years - Boxed - Pays D'Auge Lecompte
- Calvados 5 Years - Boxed - Pays D'Auge Lecompte
- Calvados Cuvee Revelation 100th Anniversary - Gift set (Decanter) - Pays D'Auge Lecompte
- Calvados Lcompte Originel - Pays D'Auge Lecompte
- Calvados Vintage 1991 - Gift set (Decanter) - Pays D'Auge Lecompte
- Calvados Vintage 1993 - Gift set (Decanter) - Pays D'Auge Lecompte
- Calvados Vintage 1995 - Gift set (Decanter) - Pays D'Auge Lecompte
- Calvados Vintage 1996 - Gift set (Decanter) - Pays D'Auge Lecompte
What makes it distinctive
- Founded in 1923 by Alexandre Lecompte
- Specialist in Calvados with AOC Pays d'Auge
- Refinement of double distillation and use of small casks
- Range includes 5, 12, 18 and 25 year aged bottlings and several vintages
- International distribution via Spirit France Diffusion and import partnerships