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== History / Other Notes ==
[[File:1995 Saint Lamvinus Bottle.jpg|thumb|150px|left|A bottle of 1995 1994 Saint Lamvinus after having been poured]]The first known bottling of Saint Lamvinus was occurred in 1995, 1994 at La tour du Roy with the vintage stated on the front labelgrapes form Château Belair in Saint Emilion. This particular bottling was a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes. Lambic was sent to the wine producer in Saint-Émilion, France and placed in wine barrels with the grapes added. The barrels used for this batch were then burned after bottling. According to Jean-Pierre Van Roy, two bottlings of 1995 1994 Saint Lamvinus exist; one for which he was present at bottling and one for which he was not.
Saint Lamvinus began being imported into the United States around 2001. That year's vintage consisted of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot grapes from Château Belair in the Bordeaux wine region. In 2002, Cantillon again sourced two types of Cabernet grapes along with Merlot grapes for the vintage. [[File:1995 Saint Lamvinus Cork.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Cork from 1995 1994 Saint Lamvinus which was bottled at the Chateau in France]]The 2003 vintage used only Cabernet Sauvignon grapes and was fermented in 11 Port casks each with a 265 liter capacity.<ref name="SheltonLamvinus>http://www.sheltonbrothers.com/beers/cantillon-st-lamvinus/ Shelton - Saint Lamvinus</ref> Since the 2003 vintage, there are no consistent notes on the grape varietals used in Saint Lamvinus.
In 2004, a special bottling of [[Cantillon_Saint_Lamvinus_Unblended|unblended Saint Lamvinus]] was released to [[Akkurat]]. The 2005 vintage of Saint Lamvinus was released in both 75cl bottles and 37.5cl bottles. The 37.5cl bottles were available for a short time at [[Ølbutikken]] in Denmark.
Labeling for Saint Lamvinus has remained fairly consistent since its introduction into the regular production line in 1997 (stating 1995vintage on the label). The United States import uses a larger yellow label (though white ones of the same design show up occasionally), while the rest of the world sees a thinner white label.
==Bottle Log==