Vigneronne ( - 2019 )
(has 20 batches)
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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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, bottled 15 october 2018. Color: Hazy golden, dense white head. Aroma: Sweet and sour, Brett, grapes. Taste: Moderate to medium sour, light to moderate sweet and very light bitterness. Notes of grapes, grapeskin, hints of berries, funky notes of Brett. Medium body, below average carbonation. Long lasting fruity and Bretty finish. Very easy drinkable, not that much sourness, nice complexity and very well balanced flavours. Very good. Maybe a bit young, I will keep a 2017 vintage in the cellar to see how this beer will age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2019
at 14:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Moeder Lambic, Brussels. Hazy golden, small head. Quite vinous and acidic aroma, white grapes, funky, sour fruit juice. Quite sour, medium body, very fruity, lemony, drinkable, not so vinous any more. Completely dry. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2019
at 20:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
75cl bottle, 2017 vintage. Pours hazy orange golden with a minimal white head. Aroma: white grapes, peach, lemon, oak, light funk. Taste: dry, citric, light to medium tartness, sour grapes, funk, hints of green apple & pepper. Pronounced dry finish. Medium bodied with light carbonation. Not my favourite of the seasonals
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2019
at 20:47
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Flaska från trade, årgång 2017. Ljus, relativt klar gulguldig med kritvit krona. Ganska anonym i doften, lätt funkighet och typiskt grönt äppelskal. Torr, ganska stram i kroppen. I smaken mer av fruktighet och lätt sötma. Gröna druvor, vitt vin, päron, persika, gröna äpplen. Fin skal- och kärnbeska.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2019
at 09:55
8/10
Jakis taki mietowo przyprawowy? Dziwny. Ale i tak smaczny
Tried
from Bottle
at
Brasserie Cantillon
on 01 Mar 2019
at 11:44
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 9
02/12/2018 0,75l bottle shared home. Poured from decanter. Bottled 22.10.2017. orange hazy color, small white head. smells peach, flowery, light grapes, light wood, elder flowers, bit musty, very light sweetness. lovely smell. medium body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes earthy, spices, bit peppery, grainy, light sugar, peach, white grapes, bit flowery, light ginger, wood. finishes lightly dry with notes of ginger, flower, light peach and herbal notes. very nice one, loved the smell once it warms up, nice taste, almost no sourness. great one.
Rerate 28/06/2021: 0,75l bottle at home. Vintage 2017. Bottled . orange murkyy color, small white head. smells peachy, stone fruits, white grapes, funky, grassy, citric, some oak. lovely smell. medium body, soft carbonation. tastes citric, grassy, funky, stone fruits, earthy, bit lactic. finishes dry and lightly sour with notes of citrus, peach and stone fruits notes. very very nice one, lovely to drink. awesome one.
9, 4, 9, 4, 18
Rerate 15.01.2023: 0,75l bottle at Miro's Grande in Zagreb. yellow hazy color, small white head. smells stone fruits, peaches, funky, citric, jammy. very nice smell. medium body, soft carbonation. tastes stone fruits, peaches, jammy, bit funky, citric, almost medical. finishes lightly dry and lightly sour with notes of stone fruits, peaches and funky notes. lovely
8, 8.5, 8.5, 9, 9
Rerate 28/06/2021: 0,75l bottle at home. Vintage 2017. Bottled . orange murkyy color, small white head. smells peachy, stone fruits, white grapes, funky, grassy, citric, some oak. lovely smell. medium body, soft carbonation. tastes citric, grassy, funky, stone fruits, earthy, bit lactic. finishes dry and lightly sour with notes of citrus, peach and stone fruits notes. very very nice one, lovely to drink. awesome one.
9, 4, 9, 4, 18
Rerate 15.01.2023: 0,75l bottle at Miro's Grande in Zagreb. yellow hazy color, small white head. smells stone fruits, peaches, funky, citric, jammy. very nice smell. medium body, soft carbonation. tastes stone fruits, peaches, jammy, bit funky, citric, almost medical. finishes lightly dry and lightly sour with notes of stone fruits, peaches and funky notes. lovely
8, 8.5, 8.5, 9, 9
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2018
at 14:31