Style and Colour: Blend of Lambics from 16 to 18 months of average age with Bordeaux Saint-Emillon grapes.
Taste: Intense, fruity beer with a nice length in the mouth reminding us of its vineyard origin.
Alcohol: 7 % ABV
Drinking Temperature: 15 ° C
Fermentation: The fruits are blended with a Lambic 16 to 18 months old. The Merlot grapes come from the Bordeaux region, from the Côtes de Bourg appellation in Saint-Emillon. After a maceration of long months in oak barrels, the Lambic will have extracted colours, aromas and flavours from the grapes. It will then be blended with a one-year-old Lambic, which will bring the necessary sugars for the second fermentation in the bottle. It contains exclusively fresh fruit and, as with wine, we can speak of a vintage effect for Cantillon beers. The weather plays a major role in the maturity and quality of the fruit, which is why a fruit beer will be slightly different from one year to the next.
The Brewery: Cantillon is a traditional lambic brewer and blender located in Anderlecht Brussels, founded in 1900 by Cantillon family. Since 1970, it is owned and led by Jean Van Roy.
Origin: Lambic is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels. It is fermented through exposure to wild yeasts and bacteria. Pascal Delbeck, at the time director of Château Belair of Saint-Emilion, is the initiator of Saint Lamvinus. The first two vintages were produced in Bordeaux. Instead of receiving the fruit at the brewery as is traditionally done, the Cantillon brewery sent two-year-old Lambic to Saint-Emilion.
Food: To enjoy as an excellent Bordeaux wine.
