Calvados LE PERE JULES

Une histoire de famille, une passion avant tout…

C’est en 1919, au retour de la première guerre mondiale, que Jules Desfrièches (que tous appelaient déjà Père Jules) amoureux de la pomme et de sa région décide de faire de sa passion son métier. Orphelin, élevé par ses grands-parents, eux-mêmes amoureux des richesses normandes, il apprend à leurs côtés la fabrication du cidre et le vend autour de

chez lui. Apprécié pour sa qualité, le cidre « Jules Desfrièches » est de plus en plus consommé dans les restaurants de la région. En 1923, il distille son premier calvados; sans le savoir il allait être à l’origine d’une institution. En 1949, Léon Desfrièches, son fils, rejoint l'entreprise familiale. Dés son arrivée, il crée la marque LE PERE JULES, en l’honneur de son père. L’exploitation s’agrandit, le marché du cidre et du calvados se développe jusqu'à être distribué sur toutes les plus belles tables de France. Thierry Desfrièches, petit fils du père Jules, se joint à son père Léon dès 1976. Toujours dans une optique d’évolution, les premières exportations voient le jour en 1980 sur l’Europe pour s’étendre ensuite au monde entier. En 2002, après des études d’œnologie, Guillaume Desfrièches, fils de Thierry, rejoint le domaine familial. Depuis 1919, qualité et rigueur sont les maîtres mots de quatre générations de producteurs, fidèles aux traditions ancestrales et amoureux de leur métier. Tous nos produits sont élaborés à partir de variétés de pommes et poires soigneusement sélectionnées issues de vergers traditionnels hautes tiges en zone d’appellation d’origine contrôlée et protégée. A passionate family tradition …

It was upon his return from the First World War in 1919 that Jules Desfrièches – who had already earned the nickname of “Père” Jules or “Father” Jules – with a love for his region and its apples, decided to turn his passion into his trade. Orphaned at a young age, he was raised by his grandparents, who were themselves in love with Normandy and its treasures. With their help, Jules learned to make cider with the apples from the family farm. He then started to sell his products locally. Due to the appreciation for its quality, the “Jules Desfrièches” cider was more and more in demand in restaurants in Normandy. Then in 1923, Jules distilled Calvados for the first time, without knowing that it was the beginning of an institution. In 1949 his son, Léon Desfrièches, joined the family business. On his arrival, he created the brand “Le Père Jules,” in honor of his father. The production continued to expand and the market for cider and calvados developed to the point of being sold in some of the best restaurants in France. Thierry Desfrièches, the grandson of “Père”Jules joined his father in the business in 1976. With a careful eye on the business and its evolution, the first export sales were started in 1980 in Europe and then later throughout the world. The son of Thierry, Guillaume Desfrièches, joined the family business after he finished his studies in oenology in 2002 to become the fourth generation in the affair. Since 1919, quality and rigor are the driving forces of four generations of producers that have continued to be faithful to the traditional methods with a love for their work. Their only wish is to be able to propose the best products. All of our products are made from apple and pear varieties that are carefully selected from traditional orchards of tall trees in a protected area of controlled production (AOC).