(500ml bottle c/o my dude Herbalist, thanks!) Pour is nearly clear copper-red with a decent but stable head of off-white foam and a little lacing. Aroma is nice rich fruit, red wine and tart cherry especially, some earthy stuff that's more haskap/blueberry-focused, lactic and woody, softly funky, a little oak. Flavour is a lot duller than the nose would suggest, lean berries and lightly acidic wine, some rapsberry in there, lactic, quite lean, above average tannins, very mineral, low funk. Finish is lean lactic wine, maybe a bit oxidized, moderate tannin, berry skins. Medium-bodied, slick, above average cabonation. Smells nice, but ultimately dull and uninsipring. Maybe oxidized a bit but I can't believe that it is all there is to it, given that it's a style with solid aging potential.

Glass, 2 ounces, draught, at Lupulus, savoured on 4 September 2021; eye: coppery, cloudy, no effervescence, ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: acidity, light white wine, fruity, light oak, fresh; mouth: acidity, light white wine, fruity, light oak, fresh, tannin, slight astringency, dry fruity finale with presence of white wine, medium body, good carbonation, lightly sweet, lightly raspy texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Verre, 2 onces, en fût, bue chez Lupulus, savourée le 4 septembre 2021; œil : cuivrée, voilée, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : acidité, léger vin blanc, fruité, léger boisé, frais; bouche : acidité, léger vin blanc, fruité, léger boisé, frais, tanin, très légère astringence, finale sèche fruitée avec présence de vin blanc, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : bien

Poured from bottle at FHF 2022 (notes from Aug 06, 2022). Fairly hazy deep gold with small white head. Light funk, saison yeast underlay, slightly vinous, decent.