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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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Cantillon Cantina Giardino is a lambic with two expressions, both made in collaboration with [http://tuttowines.com/growers/cantina-giardino Cantina Giardino], a winemaker in Italy using two different types Greco grapes. The collaboration was announced in March of 2017 on Cantillon's Facebook page. It is currently unreleased, but has shown up at various festivals as well as for limited on-site consumption starting in 2018.
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Cantillon Sophia Lambic is a lambic macerated with the pommace of Greco di Tufo grapes that had previously been aged in amphorae coming from [https://tuttowines.com/producers/cantina-giardino/ Cantina Giardino] in Italy. It is listed as 6.5% ABV and is bottled in 75cl bottles.
  
 
=History / Other Notes=
 
=History / Other Notes=
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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.
  
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Expression 1: Lambic matured on Greco wine lees and a chestnut barrel.
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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."
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==Bottle Log==
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|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
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|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
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|06/21/2019||Season 18/19||750ml||Batch 2, labeled as Sophia Lambic, sold by Cantina Giardino||[[File:Cantillon Sophia 21 Jun 2019.jpg|frameless|50px]]
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|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
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Expression 2: Two-year old lambic placed onto Greco grape must and then placed for 6 months in clay amphorae before bottling.  
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==Label==
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File:Cantillon Sophia Lambic Yellow.jpg|Sophia Lambic, original label
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File:Label Cantillon Sophia Lambic.png|Sophia Lambic, official label
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==Photos==
 
==Photos==

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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 Season 18/19 750ml Batch 2, labeled as Sophia Lambic, sold by Cantina Giardino Cantillon Sophia 21 Jun 2019.jpg
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

  • Sophia Lambic, original label

  • Sophia Lambic, official label

Photos

  • Cantillon Cantina Giardino 1.jpg
  • Cantillon Cantina Giardino 2.jpg
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