Cantillon Reed Gueuze Muscat

Formerly brewed at Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Brussels, Belgium

750ml bottle at the <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/sweden/s target=blank>Akkurat in Stockholm, Sweden. Hazy golden-orange in colour, pours headless. The aroma is of grapes - both red and green - pineapples, mildly acidic, sweet tropical fruit sugars. The flavour is of citrus (blood oranges, lemons, some grapefruit), pineapple, grapes, acidic but not the typical Cantillon acidity, sour and tart. Dry mouthfeel, medium body, medium/high carbonation. Finishes dry and lingering, sour with lots of acidic fruits. Amazing aroma, my second favorite Cantillon after the Soleil de Minuit. A stunning classic.

Bottled. Hazy golden. Concentrated oaky muscat grape aroma. The acidity is less hardcore than in the Reed Pinot Noire. Still the trademark Cantillon style citric acidity is definitely there. Upon it lies the concentrated oaky, vinous muscat character and some cobwebs and barnyard. It’s way more directly appealing and aromatic than the Reed Pinot Noire. Perhaps the big flavours makes it slightly less complex, but it’s still absolutely fantastic. I’d give it 11/10 for aroma if I could....

Beautiful bottle, at Akkurat, shared with Per
Hazy golden color. Huge aroma, cellar, fruits, grapefruit, dust, delicate flowers. Aggressive mouthfeel, extreme citric acid, still very elegant; a mix of lemon juice and concentrated grapefruit; very astringent at the end.

Had this one in the cellar of Akkurat along with ’Cantillon Reed Gueuze Pinot Noir’ and Sten’s own blend ’St. Andrews 2003’.
Pours unclear orange and a fine white head. Aroma is Cantillon sour with notes of oj, grain, light spices and grapefruit peel, very full with an extreme complexity. Flavor is tart grapefruity and muscaty with white wine characters and some light spices. Sharp, warming, biding and complex to the bone - amazing!

Bottle @ Akkurat, Stockholm 24 May 2006
Apricot. Muscat grapes. Tropical fruits. oak barrel. Acidness. Cantillon taste is not so prominent as it usually is. Bood balance of wine/lamic. Soft. Some tobacco in the aftertaste. One of the best new Cantillons.

Hazy amber with medium white head. Sour aroma with so much going on. Barnyard, grapefruit, leather and wood notes. Sour flavour with citric, grapefruit, barnyard and woody notes. Ends wit intense sourness. Excellent!

<b>Bottle 75cl.</b>
<i>[ Vintage 2005 ].</i> Unclear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is light grapes, barnyard, spicy - herbs, peppery. Flavor is heavy sweet, acidic and bitter with a long duration, and sweet dry dry dry finish. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft - flat. [250908]

Bottle, sampled at Akkurat, Stockholm. A hazy golden liquid topped with a small creamy white lace. Acidic and woody Cantillon aroma along with spices, lemon-rind, honey and grapefruit. Acidic grapefruity and woody flavour, hints of white grapes, iron and lemon. Long acidic and rather vinous aftertaste of grapefruit and the Muscat Grapes. Another outstanding piece from Cantillon/Akkurat/Opitz.