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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Cantillon Bourgogne Lambic is a lambic that was aged for 2 years in a white wine barrel from Nuits-Saint-Georges in Bourgogne. | Cantillon Bourgogne Lambic is a lambic that was aged for 2 years in a white wine barrel from Nuits-Saint-Georges in Bourgogne. According to Jean Van Roy, it is a rather classic lambic that had some nice flavours coming from the barrel, so he decided to bottle a small part of the batch instead of blending all of it for a standard gueuze, but it was rather mild and not as noticable as what is usually branded as "special barrel batches"<ref name=JVR25>Jean Van Roy, interviews with Gael of lambic.info, November 2025</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:49, 10 November 2025
Description
Cantillon Bourgogne Lambic is a lambic that was aged for 2 years in a white wine barrel from Nuits-Saint-Georges in Bourgogne. According to Jean Van Roy, it is a rather classic lambic that had some nice flavours coming from the barrel, so he decided to bottle a small part of the batch instead of blending all of it for a standard gueuze, but it was rather mild and not as noticable as what is usually branded as "special barrel batches"[1] .
History / Other Notes
This beer was never labeled and primarily only given to friends of Cantillon. There are no grapes or must in this beer, the name was soley derived from the barrels that were used.
Bottle Log
| Bottle date
(mm/dd/yyyy) |
Cork Date | Bottle Size | Label / Notes | Image Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 2005 | 750 mL | Unlabeled bottle. Unblended lambic aged 2 years in a white wine barrel from Nuits-Saint-Georges in Bourgogne | N/A |
Photos
- ↑ Jean Van Roy, interviews with Gael of lambic.info, November 2025