Cantillon Riesling Blend: Difference between revisions
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== History / Other Notes == | == History / Other Notes == | ||
In October of 2013, Cantillon posted a picture on Facebook of a single barrel with the words | In October of 2013, Cantillon posted a picture on Facebook of a single barrel with the words: | ||
: ''"Riesling 2013 Clos Liebenberg, Lambic Janvier 2012"'' | : ''"Riesling 2013 Clos Liebenberg, Lambic Janvier 2012"'' | ||
and the caption | and the caption: | ||
: ''"waiting for the new brew season, we continue some experiment with our wine grower friends. For the first time, we will try a blend of Riesling wort and a two years old Lambic. The wort is coming from the Domaine Valentin Zusslin in Alsace."'' | : ''"waiting for the new brew season, we continue some experiment with our wine grower friends. For the first time, we will try a blend of Riesling wort and a two years old Lambic. The wort is coming from the Domaine Valentin Zusslin in Alsace."'' | ||
Sixty liters of Riesling was added to a barrel of two year old lambic to produce he beer with a stated goal of including a strong wine yeast in the lambic. | |||
The Zusslin domain, located in Alsace encompasses three total vineyards. Zusslin describes Clos Liebenberg as follows: | The Zusslin domain, located in Alsace encompasses three total vineyards. Zusslin describes Clos Liebenberg as follows: | ||