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== History / Other Notes ==
[[File:1995 Saint Lamvinus Bottle.jpg|thumb|150px|left|A bottle of 1994 Saint Lamvinus after having been poured]]
The first known bottling of Saint Lamvinus occurred in 1994 at La tour du Roy with grapes 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 1994 Saint Lamvinus exist; one for a second bottling occurred in 1995 which he was not present at bottling . These bottles were rediscovered around 2017 in the back of the cellars at the château and one a portion of them were to be served at the [[Cantillon_Quintessence|Quintessence]] event in 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic the event was rescheduled to 2021. A new label has been created for which he was notthe vintage bottles.
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 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.
== Photos ==
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File:1995 Saint Lamvinus Pour.jpg|Jean Van Roy pouring a 1995 1994 Saint Lamvinus
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