Cantillon Reed Gueuze Muscat: Difference between revisions
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Cantillon Reed Gueuze Muscat was created specifically to celebrate | Cantillon Reed Gueuze Muscat was created specifically to celebrate the 10th anniversary of [[Akkurat]] in 2005. It is a blend of 2-year-old lambic with dried Muscat grapes from Willi Opitz and aged in Bordeaux barrels. Opitz also provided the grapes for [[Cantillon Goldackerl Gueuze|Goldackerl Gueuze]] and [[Cantillon Reed Gueuze Pinot Noir|Reed Gueuze Pinot Noir]]. | ||
== History / Other Notes == | == History / Other Notes == | ||
The grapes were dried out using process called appassimento or rasinate (to dry and shrivel) in Italian. This is traditionally done on straw mats following a method used to make Italian Amarone wines. While the Amarone process is primarily for red wine grapes, the history of straw wines, or raison wines dates back to | The grapes were dried out using process called appassimento or rasinate (to dry and shrivel) in Italian. This is traditionally done on straw mats following a method used to make Italian Amarone wines. While the Amarone process is primarily for red wine grapes, the history of straw wines, or raison wines dates back to 800 BC and the process was used with both red and white wine grapes.<ref name=StrawWine>Straw Wine, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_wine</ref> The drying process typically takes around 120 days. Drying the grapes results in the grapes losing 25-45% of their weight and the process concentrates the remaining sugars and flavors. As a result, the grapes produce a raisony, full-bodied flavor with low acidity.<ref name=Amarone>Amarone Wines, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarone</ref> | ||
==Bottle Log== | ==Bottle Log== | ||
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| | | 750 mL | ||
| Screenprinted label | | Screenprinted label | ||
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