Style and Colour: Gueuze with fresh Pinot Noir grapes
Taste: Moderate acidity, accompanied by light fruity flavours. Little tannin. Dry finish.
Alcohol: 7.7 % ABV
Drinking Temperature: 10 - 12° C
Fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation beer made from the fermentation of Pinot Noir grapes in a blend of 1, 2 and 3 year old lambics for a duration of 4 months. Unfiltered and unpasteurized, it is refermented in the bottle for a minimum of 3 months. The lambics used are fermented and matured in oak barrels. They come from musts brewed by the breweries Boon, Lindemans, Girardin and Cantillon.
The Brewery: Located in Bierghes (Rebecq), in the Senne valley, the Gueuzerie Tilquin is the only gueuzerie in Wallonia. Founded in 2009 by Pierre Tilquin.
Origin: Lambic is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels. Brewed in Lembeek, the village that gave Lambic its name. It is fermented through exposure to wild yeasts and bacteria. The Pinot Noir grape comes from the Domaine Valentin Zusslin on the Bollenberg hill in Alsace and is certified organic.
Food: Excellent as an aperitif.
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An Excellent Lambic
An excellent Lambic that is very much dominated by a vibrant red grape presence and distinctly oaky and tannic notes, lending a certain red wine character to this, which is highlighted by its rather dry finish and accents of fruity esters, with the rich, leathery funk playing into this as well. While there is just a hint of sweetness to it, it's rather dry and acidic overall, with a certain tannic bitterness as well, making it feel just a little harsh in the finish, which doesn't take away from the rich complexity and harmonious balance of flavors though.
