Single source · France
Montcalm
Source du Montcalm, Auzat, Pyrénées-Ariège (1100 m; autorisation ANSES 2006)
Captured at 1,100 metres in the Ariège, one of Europe's least mineralised waters. So bare it tastes mostly of cold.
Mineral analysis
TDS32mg/L total dissolved solidsultra-pure
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium0.7 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica7.5 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium2.2 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- ultra pure
- weightless body
- crisp finish
Montcalm is a still water from France with 32 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 3 mg/L calcium, 0.7 mg/L magnesium and 2.2 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Pristine, untouched source · closest in profile to Voss.
Type · The Dry Wit
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Light · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Montcalm taste like?
- Montcalm is a still water, light-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the Dry Wit type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run ultra pure, weightless body and crisp finish.
- Is Montcalm good for you?
- Montcalm is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a barely mineral water at 32 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 2.2 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Montcalm?
- Montcalm carries calcium 3, magnesium 0.7, sodium 2.2 and potassium 0.6 mg/L over bicarbonate 5.2, sulfate 10 and chloride 0.6 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with sulfate the main anion, at 32 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 7.5 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Montcalm?
- Montcalm carries 2.2 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Montcalm hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Montcalm works out to 10 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as soft water. That is soft enough to leave a kettle clean and to drink light.
- Is Montcalm alkaline or acidic?
- Montcalm is effectively neutral at pH 6.8, neither an alkaline nor an acidic water.
- Can you use Montcalm for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Montcalm clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 2.2, nitrate 0.7 and sulfate 10 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Montcalm still or sparkling?
- Montcalm is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Montcalm come from?
- Montcalm comes from Source du Montcalm, Auzat, Pyrénées-Ariège (1100 m; autorisation ANSES 2006) in France, a single source.