Checkins
19
A souvenir from my last MBCC trip.
about 2 years ago
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Checkins
19
Avarage rating at this location
3.92
7 years in the cupboard, the cherry has faded a bit from the 2018, but the underlying lambic hasn’t developed the same layers that the 2012 and 2010 display. Probably the weakest of these 4.
over 2 years ago
After 10 years on my shelves, the cap opens with a worrying sticky substance fizzing through the cork. Still well carbed, there’s a touch of oxidation that’s brought an almondy sweetness to the fore. Very drinkable.
over 2 years ago
I set aside a bottle after my 40th Birthday Party to see what 10 years would do. As it turned out we were separated for 11 years. Paler, dryer & a lot less carbonated, the fruit has faded to an in distinct tartness merged with a more prominent lambic.
over 2 years ago
In honour of the Toer, Sunday is Boon. A non-Oude Schaarbeekse, rich jammy cherries with a nutty, slightly spiced note down the middle. Savouring.
about 4 years ago
It’s 7 years since I last tried this vintage. Pours with a healthy head, but a restrained fizz. Chilled, the 10 year old lambic base dominates, but it opens up into a beautiful cherry wine. Dry, soft, juicy, layers on the finish. Very very different.
about 4 years ago
So 10 years ago, you could pick up a case of this for your birthday party & decide to pop a bottle away. I’ve been waiting a long time for this. Finer again than the 2015. Drier, longer finish, opens right up over time. Can see this handling 10 more.
over 4 years ago
5 years on, there’s not a massive difference. The hefty body of the 2020 has lightened, the carbonation is tighter, its marginally less sweet. The grapefruit has shifted towards lemon, with zest moving to pith.
over 4 years ago
Thanks to George Nelson N. for supplying the fresh bottle. There’s no mistaking the classic Cantillon taste. Grapefruit, barley sugar, a mild funk, layers of wood and every sip gives a little more as it opens up.
over 4 years ago
Lovely soft fluffy fine moussed oaky white vine. “Pairs with decadent cheese”. Yes. Yes it does indeed. Too small a bottle.
over 4 years ago