Meerts au Riesling (2020-2021)
(Batch of Meerts au Riesling)
Gueuzerie Tilquin in Rebecq, Walloon Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Fruit Series Out of Production|
Score
7.74
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The Meerts Tilquin series was made by fermenting fruit that had already been used once. Pinot Gris grapes were fermented for a period of 4 months in a blend of 80% 1 year old Meerts and 20% of a blend of different 2 year old lambics. Meerts (or March Beer) is a low strength lambic, which was originally produced with the weaker wort obtained from the rinsing of the grains. Unfiltered and unpasteurized, they are refermented in the bottle.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375 ml bottle, 2021 vintage. Golden body, with a tiny head. Aroma of rustic funk, grapes, wood, Tastes similar, with more citrus. Medium, slick mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation. Finishes dry, moderate acidic, funky, citric, a bit wooden. Beautiful, rustic funk, combined with fresh grapes and some barrel notes. Perfectly balanced, drinks very elegant. Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 17
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2023
at 00:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a golden color lambic with a small size foamy head with limited retention and not much lacing. Aroma of funky ester and some oak presence with light vinous notes. Taste is a mix of tart notes with some funky ester and some vinous riesling notes. Body is about average for style with low carbonation. Nice fruited lambic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2023
at 15:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Deep gold, a white head never really forms. Aroma is very gueuzey with what could be grapes or gentle oxidation, lots of oak. Low carbonation, slippery. Sour with old lemon, grapes, the barn, heaps of oak. Autumnal, elegantly tired.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2023
at 13:53
8/10
Golden with a small white head. Aroma of Tilquin funk with notes of wood and golden fruit. Dry and tart fruity flavour with white grapes and citrus.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2023
at 19:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
First pour is a clear, pale blond colour with a light carbonation. Initial pickled onion aroma fades quickly. Then it's tart and woody. Lemon, white wine, oak. The wine element is clear with a fruity acidity and a yeasty dryness.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2023
at 15:39
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2023
at 22:27
8/10
Tart, sour, fruity. Lemon, green grapes, vinous, dry oak. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2023
at 22:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle with cork 2023-01-11 Göteborg (Moderskeppet) AR: sour citrus , tart lemon, lemon flesh - bitter AP: coppery F: sour citrus , tart lemon, lemon flesh - bitter
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2023
at 07:03
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Crystal clear golden. Deep mineral funk, old cellar, soft spicy grapes. It really has Riesling going on, but quite subtle, the funk and lemon meerts notes are much stronger. Maybe some apple. Solid medium sour, lighter sweet. Soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2023
at 21:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
375ml. bottle. @Lar Xabarín, 25/12/2022 [#5.738 Global - #253 Belgium - #15 Gueuzerie Tilquin] Pours yellow with no head. Aroma: grape skin, yeast and horse blanket. Taste: sour grapes and yeast. Yeasty sour finish. Next one please!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2022
at 12:59