Vigneronne ( - 2019 )
Brasserie Cantillon in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Fruit Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.89
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Blend of lambics aged on average 16 to 18 months and of Muscat grapes.
Muscat grapes make Vigneronne a delicate and very refreshing beer that, due to the fructose, is slightly less acidic than other Cantillon beers.
In spite of its success, the Vigneronne represents less than 5% of the total production of the Cantillon brewery. In order to obtain grapes which are as mature as possible, we buy them at the end of the season. Every year, 1000 kilos of white italian grapes are delivered at the Cantillon brewery in the beginning of October.
It is difficult to produce more Vigneronne even though the demand exists. All the grapes are picked from the bunch by hand and we don’t have much time, since the new brewing season starts at the end of October.
The beers are not blended before the bottling. The second fermentation is caused by the addition of a sugared liquor.
The six-pointed star on our label is an alchemist’s symbol. It contains four elements, represented by triangles, of the brewing process. The fire is the symbol of the mashing tun, the earth of the cereals, the air of the yeasts, and the water is the fourth element. At this moment, only a brewer of traditional lambic may use this symbol.
Muscat grapes make Vigneronne a delicate and very refreshing beer that, due to the fructose, is slightly less acidic than other Cantillon beers.
In spite of its success, the Vigneronne represents less than 5% of the total production of the Cantillon brewery. In order to obtain grapes which are as mature as possible, we buy them at the end of the season. Every year, 1000 kilos of white italian grapes are delivered at the Cantillon brewery in the beginning of October.
It is difficult to produce more Vigneronne even though the demand exists. All the grapes are picked from the bunch by hand and we don’t have much time, since the new brewing season starts at the end of October.
The beers are not blended before the bottling. The second fermentation is caused by the addition of a sugared liquor.
The six-pointed star on our label is an alchemist’s symbol. It contains four elements, represented by triangles, of the brewing process. The fire is the symbol of the mashing tun, the earth of the cereals, the air of the yeasts, and the water is the fourth element. At this moment, only a brewer of traditional lambic may use this symbol.
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8/10
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Artezan Craft Beer Pub
on 08 Feb 2020
at 16:50
7.5/10
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at
Brasserie Cantillon
on 12 Jan 2020
at 01:51
8.5/10
Woo, my first Cantillon visit. Just a small taster. Pretty light, with lots of grape. Some sharp acidity, nice white wine aroma, plenty of wood and a bit of sweetness. Maybe not as complex as I'd like, though, but very refreshing and full of flavour.
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from Cask
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Brasserie Cantillon
on 02 Jan 2020
at 23:00
9/10
Old grape funk, oak
Tried
on 09 Nov 2019
at 16:53
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Pours hazy light gold with a thin white foamy head. Aromas of tart green grapes, slight lactic, some leather. Taste is tart green grapes, some sweeter notes, pretty funky, barnyard, slight leather with a dry grapy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 17:20
8/10
Lci
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2019
at 13:42
9/10
Orange, mandarins, white grape, oak, funk - med body
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2019
at 22:07
Vintage checkin. May 2018. Thanks Joe.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2019
at 10:06
10/10
Heavy muscat grape flavor, almost wine like. Super funky from the skins and nice sweetness balanced by the bitter yeast
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from Bottle
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Hill Farmstead Brewery
on 28 Sep 2019
at 18:55
9/10
4.5
Tried
on 28 Sep 2019
at 09:37