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Description

Cantillon Sophia Lambic is a lambic macerated with the pommace of Greco di Tufo grapes that had previously been aged in amphorae coming from Cantina Giardino in Italy. It is listed as 6.5% ABV and is bottled in 75cl bottles.

History / Other Notes

Early bottlings and experiments with Cantina Giardino's Greco di Tufo grape pommace were often labeled simply as "Giardino" or "Cantina Giardino" and labeled with the standard yellow Cantillon label. These bottles were mostly handbottled at the brewery and sent out for serving at festivals in Italy before officially being christened Sophia lambic and before being given a proper label.

In April of 2018, Cantillon noted the following for the first "official" batch. "The Greco di Tufo we received comes from a six-month long pellicular maceration (the skin of the grapes stays in contact with the liquid rather than being removed) in an amphora. The grapes are then pressed to fully extract their liquid - and we are lucky enough to receive the dry residue, which has now been added to barrels and topped with a blend of 2 and 3 year old lambics here at the brewery. We’ve called the beer Sophia Lambic to pay homage to the wine originally produced by our friends."

Bottle Log

Bottle date (mm/dd/yyyy)	Cork Date	Bottle Size	Label / Notes	Photo
xx/xx/xxxx	xx	750ml	early bottles that would become batch 1, hand bottled for festivals mostly saying "Cantina Giardino" with yellow label	N/A
05/11/2018	Season 17/18	750ml	Batch 1, labeled as Sophia Lambic, no rear label. Some bottles may be labeled with yellow label.	N/A
06/21/2019	Sesaon 18/19	750ml	Batch 2, labeled as Sophia Lambic, sold by Cantina Giardino
12/03/2020	Season 19/20	750ml	Batch 3, labeled as Sophia Lambic, sold by Cantina Giardino. 2019 harvest of grapes, but arrived late at Cantillon hence the later bottling date.	N/A

Label

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  Sophia Lambic, original label

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  Sophia Lambic, official label

Photos