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Cantillon Lou Pepe Gueuze

Cantillon Lou Pepe Gueuze

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A Lambic - Gueuze brewed by
Cantillon

Brussels, Belgium

bottled
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2493.94/5.03.93/5.05%82.6 Flute, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The Lou Pepe Gueuze is a blend of three different 2-year-old lambics. The standard Cantillon Gueuze is a blend of 1,2, and 3-year-olds. The inclusion of the younger lambic (which still has some unfermented sugars in it) sparks a refermentation in the bottle that gives Gueuze its famous champagne-like spritziness. The simple idea behind the special Lou Pepe blend is that it should have much more of the taste of old lambic, which is of course much harder, drier, more sour, and more complex than the young stuff. (Though 3-year-olds are generally more complex than 2-year-olds, it's not necessarily so; the 2-year-olds used in this instance have as much character as most 3-year-olds.) This being Gueuze, it has to be spritzy, so the brewery opted for the same method used in conditioning champagne: everyday refined sugar is dissolved in water and added to cause a refermentation. The sugar ferments out completely, so there is no residual sweetness, which Jean-Pierre famously detests.

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 Ungstrup (10863), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 30, 2003  
[Mine said vintage 2000 on the bottle but 2002 on the cork??? - drunk November 2003] The aroma is fresh fruity - very much like a geueze should be. The color is orange and it has a fine head while pouring but then it disappears. The flavor is a fresh geueze flavor: fruit, acidity and a slight sourness turning a lot towards a sour grapefruit. A very nice geueze. Thanks a lot to Alex (fiulijn) for trading me this.


 omhper (10144), Stockholm, Sweden
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Apr 30, 2002  
1999 version. Golden coloured. Acidic aroma. Oaky with balanced acidity and a surpring hint oh honey sweetness. Sparkling mouthfeel. Bears some resemblance to a very dry well wooded white wine.


 Papsoe (9774), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/513/20
Nov 23, 2006  
(Bottle 75 cl) Slightly hazy, deep golden with no head whatsover. Distinct - yet mellow - acidic aroma with notes of horse blanket and all that. Fairly light in body, vaguely sourt with Brett accents. One of the more smooth and accessible gueuzes. 281006


 Oakes (6793), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 23, 2001  
Earthy and sour, but not as much as the brewery’s other gueuzes. Still a lot of funkiness, and cheesy, dry hay flavours, and a vibrant body.


 joergen (6148), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 24, 2005  
Bottled. Cloudy orange coloured with a medium sized off white head. Fruity aroma with notes of wood. Acidic flavour of apples and notes of wood. Harsh finish.




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