of the maple water harvested is returned to
nature immediately after filtering to concentrate
its sugars in the maple syrup production process.
Élodie and Mathieu Fleury, a sister and brother
whose parents are maple syrup producers,
decided to take a different look at this natural
resource and recover this maple water, separated
from its sugars, to create the world’s only still
water of its kind, a made in Quebec product
of irreproachable quality: an innovative idea
in a traditional sector with a sustainable
development approach.
origin made from maple sap.
Unlike other bottled waters, this water was
not pumped by a machine. Through the biological
phenomenon of osmosis, it rises to the tree’s
branches during the night and flows back to
the roots during the day. Suction causes the maple water to rise from
the roots to the branches overnight, and exudation
makes it flow back during the day. The tap is a hole
made in the maple sapwood, 4 cm deep under the
bark, allowing the maple water to be harvested
as it flows downward.
The maple water has benefited from organic
purification in the tree during the seasons before
spring. It is drawn by the leaves in the summer,
transported to the roots in the fall, dormant in the
roots over the winter, and then rises by osmosis
to the branches in the spring. The tree thus protects
it from air pollution and any other external attacks. The harvested maple water, about 2.5% naturally
sweet, is propelled under high pressure through a
membrane, which separates a “concentrate” with a
sugar content that increases to about 10% in 15%
of the initial volume, from the maple water separated
fromits sugars in 85 % of the initial volume. The
concentrate is then reduced by evaporation to
produce the famous maple syrup. The challenge for
La maison Eau Matelo was to recover and properly
treat the maple water separated from its sugars
in order to guarantee absolute purity from the
production sites in the middle of the forest to the
consumer’s table. This transformation process
elaborated by Eau Matelo is protected by patent in
Canada (OPIC) and in the United States (USPTO).
De l’Aubier sap water is the only still
water resulting from a seasonal harvest,
and thus vintage-labelled. Bottled by La
maison Eau Matelo, De l’Aubier sap water
comes from the following maple syrup
producer partners:
- L’érablière Joli Bois in Mirabel
- L’érablière Brunelle in Bromont
Harvested during the spring sap flows.
A new water vintage every year!
An exceptional premium water to complete the
originality and refinement of Quebec’s great tables
and throughout the world.
Discover a water...
WITH A FULL-BODIED, SILKY MOUTHFEEL
AND A SUBTLE PLANT FLAVOUR
NOT SWEET, WITH LOW MINERALIZATION
FREE OF ANY CHEMICAL PROCESSING,
THIS WATER IS 100% NATURAL. TASTING:
Serve De l’Aubier sap water in a stemmed glass
to reveal its subtlety and the surprising smoothness
conferred by its vegetal origin.
- Favuzzi (Montreal and region)
- Jacques Lemieux Grossiste (Eastern Quebec)
- Gourmet Trading (Ontario & Maritimes)
- Aqua Maestro (US)
- Aqua Amore (Europe)
- Eaux du Globe (France)
De L’Aubier is available in numerous fine foods
stores as well as in supermarkets, it is also offered
on the menu of various restaurants and as in-room
amenity in the best hotels. ask for it. And please
contact us if you are unable to find it; we will
direct you to the closest store or you can simply
MAISON EAU MATELO
5524, RUE SAINT-PATRICK # 500
MONTRÉAL (QUÉBEC) H4E 1A8
T : 514 919-3328, COURRIEL
Visual: DE L'AUBIER Bottle
