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Cantillon Vigneronne

Percentile
96
overall
Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit

Brussels, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4363.73/5.03.72/5.05%77.8Flute, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Vigneronne is a blending muscat grapes and lambic, the brewers and beer merchants produced the "druivenlambik" (grapes lambic). White grapes soaked in lambic. The fructose, which abounds in these fruits, enables us to make a beer which is more mellow than the Gueuze or the other fruit beers. The spontaneous fermentation, the ageing in the barrels for several years and the addition of grapes make it a distant cousin of certain white wines.
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 MesandSim (5818), London, Greater London, England
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Aug 14, 2006  
A Mes rate: 75cl bottle from Cambrinus in Bruges. Quite thick and syrupy in texture compared to their other offerings. The grapes are pretty clear in both the aroma and the flavour. Typical Cantillon stuff. Lemon, grapfruit and a little more funk in the nose than usual. Very cloudy body, no head at all. A little sweeter and not quite so tart as you would expect. Must be the grapes taking the edge off it. Obvious white wine notes. Tartness comes through for the wonderful dry finish. Not their best but damn fine stuff all the same.


 Gr0ve (1393), Oslo, Norway
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 26, 2006  
Bottle, Københavnske Øldage 2006. Glowing golden orange and clear. Rich malty and vinous sour nose. Notes of muscat and eating grapes. Sour vinous flavours throughout.


 peter (385), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 23, 2006  
Nicely acidic, with a subtle touch of grape flavour. Girl who was over said it smelled like vomit. And tasted like vomit.


 Miksu (2218), Jyväskylä, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 15, 2006  
0,375 l bottle. Almost bright orange-yellow color, no head. Acetic and lactic sourness in the aroma along with sulfur and apple. Sour and dry flavor with pineapple and sulfur. Bitter-sour finish with pineapple and raisins. Very sour and pineapple flavored.


 NosirIwont (1168), Aalborg Vestby, Denmark
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/58/20
Jul 13, 2006  
Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow-orange with a small white head. Complex sweet, sour and fruity aroma with a strange thing to it, which I can’t put my finger on. Friend of mine described it as ‘unwashed goat’ – don’t know if I agree with this exact description, but I get the idea… it’s not a very nice smell, Fortunately it tend to ‘loosen up’ the longer you smell it. Still really not my thing. Flavour is sour and fruity. Notes of melon. Has similarities with white wine. Finish is dryish and bitter, but it’s not a hoppy bitterness. Interesting beer, but again – not my thing. 11-07-06.


 Walt (2289), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Jul 11, 2006  
2003: Pour is hazed goldedn yellow with a thin skin of an off white head...smell is dry and heartily funky with cheese and barnyard...taste is tart but very very dry...oaky and tart...delicious...some apple too...


 tupalev (2611), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/58/105/516/20
Jul 3, 2006  
My bottle shared with many fine folks Canada Day ’o6. Not sure on the vintage. Lovely aroma - really funky lambic with hint of sour grape - I sniffed this one for a while, it really was intoxicating (not in a I’m getting drunk sort of way of course). Murky hazy dark yellow appearance, small bubbles, not really any head to speak of. Wow, super tart on first sip! Nice mix of lambic and grape skins. Funky, earthy, and so quenching and drinkable. I love the complex beers I have been able to try from these guys, and I love how I have warmed up them - I would have turned my nose up to this 3 years ago.


 HogTownHarry (3990), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 1, 2006  
Bottle (750ml). Shared with GregClow, tupalev, DougShoemaker, mds, Radek and others - tupalev’s bottle. Murky pale orange with a small white head. Muted sour funky-yeasty aroma, plenty of tart lemon/orange bitterness - nice. Taste is also not surprisingly sour, yeasty, funky and woody; the bitterness (and a hint of dark fruit) must come from the grape skins - not as complex as some, but excellent balance. A tad weak-bodied, but nicely lively and acidic, with a long, ultimately bitter/tart/sour fruit finish. A very easy-drinking Cantillon and a nice refreshing palate cleanser to finish off another highly successful tasting.



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