Cantillon L’Éclat: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 15:18, 10 November 2025

Description

Lambic aged on 350g/L of Timorasso grape from I Carpini in the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy. The beer was blended on October 13th, 2020 and bottled on September 9th, 2021, but the result wasn't satisfying right away so it remained in the brewery's cellar to age a few more years until deemed ready. Until 2025, it went under the name "Timorasso" when opened for friends at Cantillon's taproom, before being renamed "L'Éclat".

History / Side Notes

Timorasso (a grape native to the Tortona area in the southeast of Piedmont) is rare and almost disappeared during the 20th century. It is making a comeback thanks to producers and other prominent members of the wine scene, especially Walter Massa (as well as a small group of producers friends joining him, calling themselves the "Derthona Dreamers Team"), who worked hard to convince wine sommeliers to give the grape a chance at a time when inexpensive white wines were leading the market. Timorasso needs time to reach its potential, but is very rewarding. Some say this grape is still one of the best kept secrets of Italy.

In early stages the beer displayed typical notes of citrus, almond and honey found in orange wine.

Bottle log

Bottle Log
Bottle date (mm/dd/yyyy)	Cork Date	Bottle Size	Label / Notes
09/09/2021	XX	750 mL	Classic yellow label

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-Lambic aged on Timorasso grape from I Carpini in the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy. This native grape is rare and almost disappeared during the 20th century but is making a comeback thanks to producers and other actors of the wine scene, especially Walter Massa (as well as a small group of producers friends joining him, calling themselves the "Derthona Dreamers Team") who worked hard to convince wine sommeliers to give the grape a chance at a time inexpensive whites were leading the market, while Timorasso needed time to reach its potential, but was very rewarding. Some say this grape is still one of the best kept secrets of Italy !
+[[Brasserie Cantillon#Beers|← Cantillon]]
+__NOTOC__
+== Description ==
+Lambic aged on 350g/L of Timorasso grape from [https://icarpini.it/en// I Carpini] in the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy. The beer was blended on October 13th, 2020 and bottled on September 9th, 2021, but the result wasn't satisfying right away so it remained in the brewery's cellar to age a few more years until deemed ready. Until 2025, it went under the name "Timorasso" when opened for friends at Cantillon's taproom, before being renamed "L'Éclat".
-So far, the lambic has not been officially released, but displayed typical notes of citrus, almond and honey found in orange wine.
+== History / Side Notes ==
-An alternative version blended with Scarabée (Gewurztraminer lambic with grapes provided by Domaine Geschickt in Alsace, France) was also made and sold to drin on-site at the brewery.
+Timorasso (a grape native to the Tortona area in the southeast of Piedmont) is rare and almost disappeared during the 20th century. It is making a comeback thanks to producers and other prominent members of the wine scene, especially Walter Massa (as well as a small group of producers friends joining him, calling themselves the "Derthona Dreamers Team"), who worked hard to convince wine sommeliers to give the grape a chance at a time when inexpensive white wines were leading the market. Timorasso needs time to reach its potential, but is very rewarding. Some say this grape is still one of the best kept secrets of Italy.
+In early stages the beer displayed typical notes of citrus, almond and honey found in orange wine.
+==Bottle log==
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+|+ Bottle Log
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+! Bottle date
+(mm/dd/yyyy)
+! Cork Date
+! Bottle Size
+! Label / Notes
+|-
+|09/09/2021||XX||750 mL||Classic yellow label
+|-
+|}
+</center>
+[[Brasserie_Cantillon#Beers|← Cantillon]]