The poiré of Le Père Jules is made from three poiré pear varieties from centuries-old orchards. Like the cider, the poiré is lightly filtered and the carbon dioxide develops in the bottle. The result is a fresh and refined taste. Le Père Jules is a family business in Normandy founded in 1919 by Jules Desfrièches. In 1923 'father Jules' also started making calvados. The cider apples (and pears) come from our own orchards so that the ciders bear the IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée) quality mark and the calvados the Appellation Calvados Pays d'Auge Contrôlée. Now three generations of Desfrièches are involved in the traditional production of cider, poiré and calvados.