3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Selectie C
Description
3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Selectie C is a geuze blended specifically for the Japanese market from barrels chosen by Frank Cornelissen and Yoko Sano. It was bottled in the Spring of 2000 and was labeled as 7% ABV, making it slightly stronger than regular 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze. Bottles were sold at a restaurant in Mount Etna, Sicily, and through minimal distribution in Japan.
History / Other Notes
Frank Cornelissen is a Belgian born winemaker who owns and runs a winery in Mount Etna, Sicily. There are a lot of parallels between his work and those of the lambic brewers in Belgium. His wines are spontaneously fermented by placing the pressed grape juice (must) outside in plastic containers or in amphora pots that are buried to their necks in volcanic ash.
These wines are 100% natural, with the vines planted on their own roots, no chemicals or sulfur added, and using only wild yeasts. As Mr. Cornelissen puts it, "I'm trying to make wines with nothing added - only grapes." [1][2][3]
Bottle Log
| Bottle Date (mm/dd/yyyy) | Bottle Size | Label / Notes | Image Link |
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| 05/25/2000 | 750ml | 7% ABV | 
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Label
Bottle Text:
Brewed according to ancient traditions, this unique beer ferments in a natural, spontaneous way, and ages in oak barrels to transform into the complex Lambic. Master brewer Armand Debelder has blended a variety of the more concentrated 1 to 3 year old lambics into this selection. After the spontaneous refermentation in the bottle due to the residual sugars in Armand's final blend, this special selection aged 3 years in the 3 Fonteinen brewery in order to gain its enormous complexity that equals great, natural wines. This beer was bottled 25-05-2000, and has not been filtered nor pasteurized. It will therefore show a natural deposit which is a sign of the quality. Due to this beer's naturally high acidity and extract, it can be tasted now for its freshness, although long aging will add to its complexity.
References
- ↑ The Wines of Frank Cornelissen, Tom Cannavan, http://www.wine-pages.com/organise/frank-cornelissen.htm
- ↑ Day 22: 2007 Frank Cornelissen Munjebel Bianco 4, Cory Cartwright, http://saignee.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/day-22-2007-frank-cornelissen-munjebel-bianco-4/
- ↑ Revisiting the natural wines of Frank Cornelisson from Sicily's Mount Etna, Jamie Goode, http://www.wineanorak.com/frank_cornelissen.htm
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