Cantillon Vigneronne - Brasserie Cantillon

dgilks

Australia

4.05/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Clear bright golden colour with a smooth, white head. Half-decent head retention for the style.

Classic Cantillon lemon notes with a lot of funk. There is a ton of acid on the nose with a light, light, light grape note.

Really interesting. Lots of funk with a noticeable enteric note. Lots of acid with lemons dominating and then a white grape note that sort of sits there. Interesting.

Medium-light body with moderately-high carbonation. Good.

A really solid fruit lambic. There is an earthy note added by the grapes that is really nice. I'd love the fruit to be just a touch more prominent but I'm clutching at straws here.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2013 09:01:58 | More by dgilks

champ103

Texas

3.73/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A 2007 bottle

A: Pours a hazy golden/yellow color. A very minimal white head forms, and recedes to nothing in a second. Light lace.
S: Barnyard funky yeast up front. Sweet vanilla and oak aromas. White wine, grape tannins, and apple skins. Slightly sour and tart. Really inviting.
T: Funky barnyard yeast up front. A tart and light acidic flavor hits first. Light fruity flavors of lemon zest and grapes.
M/D: A medium body and carbonation. Very crisp and dry. The tart and sour character never takes over. Which makes this a good beer to sip on.

A solid beer from Cantillon. A simple tartness is the dominate flavor. Still an enjoyable beer. Not nearly as sour and acidic as other beers from the brewery. This really is worth a try. Not one of my favorites from the brewery though.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2010 05:23:41 | More by champ103

GClarkage

California

4.08/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

02/04/07- Purchased at Ledgers Liquors in Berkeley, CA.

Presentation- 750ml bottle, both capped and corked. Dating is listed on cork...I believe this one was an '04. Poured into my Lindemans flute.

Appearance- Peach hazed pour. About as flat as flat can be. Very light lace spotting. Cork came out without a sound.

Smell- Funk and more funk. Hay, urine, rotted fruit....oh yeah! Some sour acidic fruit notes as well.

Taste- I've had this one once before on tap at the Toronado. It was my first lambic style ever. I had to chase every sip with a sip of water. It was that sour. This time around it wasn't that bad. It was pretty sour, but easliy taken down. Peachy-orange notes mixed with sour muscat grapes make a good combo.

Mouthfeel- Fairly dry mouthfeel with no carbonation.

Drinkability- Probably my favorite of the line to date. Seemed the easiest to suck down without burning a hole in my stomach lining. Muscat grapes work well in lambics apparently.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2007 22:18:59 | More by GClarkage

woosterbill

Connecticut

4.4/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

750ml bottle from 2010, poured into a goblet in a backyard in Brussels. The first bottle to grace my new Lambic basket!

A: Hazy orange-gold body under a transient, coarse white head that flees into a ring. Light lace. Pretty good.

S: Fruity - grapes with tropical nuances, lemon and green apple - some mustardy Cantillon funk, and a lovely hint of dry, mineral-laden earthiness. Terrific.

T: Very tart lemony sourness up front, with some grassy and mustardy funkiness in the middle and a heavily grapey, dry finish. Lots of rich grape flavors on the long, delicious aftertaste. Fantastic.

M: Creamy, frothy medium body. Very nice.

O: Yet another winner of a fruit beer from Cantillon. I'm glad I got this one to go at De Heeren van Liedekerke, and just wish that it were easier to find stateside.

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2012 16:05:28 | More by woosterbill

merlin48

Kentucky

4.47/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

750 ml bottle, capped and corked, with the top encased in black foil. 2003 vintage according to the stamped date on the cork. Lambic aromas begin spewing forth as soon as it is uncapped, even before the cork is removed. After a run of sampling some less than stellar beers, this one is a pleasant eye opener.
Appearance: Hazy tangerine hued body with a shortlived offwhite head. Enormous carbonation apparent in the goblet. No lacing.
Aroma: Sour and musty notes immediately take you aback. Chicken house yeasty funkiness assaults the senses. Very woodsy, possibly from the partially oxidized cork, but some oak shavings suggest cask aging. Slightly vinous note of white grapes and plenty of acidic vinegary tartness jump about the nostrils. Muted note of floral and grassy hops.
Mouthfeel: Slap your face acidic tartness is dominant. Light bodied, with good carbonation that softens as it warms.
Taste: Superb Lambic complexities abound. Tartly fruity, sour, acidic, vinegar like. Oak wood tones are also assertive. A hint of sour cherries briefly suggests a good Flanders Red, but fade into lemony grapes. Musty, spiderweb encrusted, dank attic mustiness replaces the funky dried chicken droppings of the aroma. The musty yeastiness is present all the way through. Tastes as if someone sneaked into the room and squirted the juice of a fresh lemon into the goblet. Wow! This is a tart and acidic brew. Very wild and earthy. Some oxidation in this one, but it seems to belong.
Drinkability: Bracing and invigorating, supremely complex. A classic Lambic that is a genuine work of the brewer's art. Highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

07-03-2005 14:18:02 | More by merlin48

Deuane

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Lucky to find on tap at Maduro, Madison, WI.

A-Hazy orange yellow with a small white head.

S-Nice! Green apples, sour citrus friuts and the trademark funky feet aroma. Quite sharp.

T-Sour and tart flavour as usual from Cantillon. Like a liquidfied sweet-tart! Very nice with a pleasant astringent white grape juice sneaking in at the end.

M-Medium-light body. Carbonation rather sparse. Almost like a wine.

D-I have become a real "sucker" for wild fermented sours in the past year or so. To find this on tap is a true treat. Nicely done! Cantillon is a truly world class brewery...can they do any wrong?

Serving type: on-tap

05-25-2008 06:34:51 | More by Deuane

mynie

Indiana

4.63/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Wine glass at the Map Room, all full-up.

Pours a variegation of gold and grapeblue along with hues of white wine. Not exactly beery, no head, but very pretty for a lambic.

Smells awful funky. Wild, mashed up grapes and yeast and weeds.

Tastes like GOD DAMN. It's like Hitler is hosting a party in my mouth. Vinous grapes, juicy grapes, sweet grapes, effervescent vinegar, sunshine hay, cantaloupe.

Quite the lambic, right here.

Serving type: on-tap

03-19-2009 16:17:52 | More by mynie

onix1agr

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Blue Dog a few times, had to get some more. It's been years since I had this.

A- A nice white gold color with some small tans in between. Somewhat of a white fuzz on top semi soapy, dies down quick.

S- My god this is sour scented. Big wine grapes of the muscat type. Vinious, sour funky,earthy, Cantillon. It really jumps out at you, more than St. Lamvinous does, these grapes is ripe. It just smells good.

T- It is good. This is the stuff. Grapes coming in under a big sour apple blast. Wine grapes. Funky and tart. Semi earthy. Not getting a lot of moldy cheese and feet, just grapes and funk.

M- Puckeringly good. Just enough pucker though. The grapes are big in taste and winey and stay a bit. This finishes quite dry. Light bodied nicely carbed and a mouthfull, of sour.

D- I love this stuff, off tap it's just amazing. Woukd love to age a bottle of this for a decade. It's not overly sour, I had a few without much trouble. A bit acidic. It's nothing short of amazing.

Serving type: on-tap

07-13-2010 01:40:33 | More by onix1agr

lordofthewiens

Maine

4.2/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to the Beer Guy at McKean and Charles in Waldoboro for getting this (and then saving it a few weks until I could get up there). This was a 750ml bottle, bottled 30Oct06, and was served in a tulip glass. Nice orange color with a tiny head that dissipates quickly. Very still. It had the aroma of peaches. The taste was sour fruit, and was very acidic. Quite a dry beer, and quite enjoyable. Share it with a friend and pucker up.

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2007 13:44:55 | More by lordofthewiens

ngeunit1

California

4.28/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Slightly hazy golden-orange with a finger of frothy white head. Fades normal.

S - Sweet wheat, funky barnyard yeast, oak, grapes, tart green fruits, mild sourness, touch lactic acid, touch lemon zest.

T - Wheat malts, funky barnyard yeast, grapes, oak, mild sourness and tart green fruits, some lactic acid, hint of vanilla and lemon zest.

M - Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Smooth with a funky, tart, and lightly sour finish.

D - Great complexity and balance.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 07:09:49 | More by ngeunit1

Suds

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

This beer has been on my list for a few years. My wife picked up a bottle as a gift for me, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The beer pours a very cloudy, almost brownish-straw color. The liquid is really turbid, and the head is fizzy and then non-existent. Honestly, it's not an invitingly attractive brew. The smell, however, is very nice: Funky, musty, wet-straw and barnyard, grape skins, pale malt. Wonderful and complex aroma! The taste is solid...mouth-puckeringly sour, but also also balanced with a decent sweetness. The malt and grape-skin quality comes out a little more in the taste. There is a lot of fruitiness just underneath the tartness. Fresh and vibrant are great words for the beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2009 14:45:22 | More by Suds

canucklehead

British Columbia (Canada)

4.43/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This bottle was over a year old when I bought it but that only seems to make it more tart and almost austere at times. I love a good lambic since it shows the real limit of beer at the sour end; this is a 5% ABV that is extreme in the way it takes funky yeast flavours, fino sherry flavours and at times a taste like an old Normandy Cider combined with a bracing tartness. One of the most intense lambics I have ever had but still totally drinkable and very complex for the style.

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2013 20:29:39 | More by canucklehead

oline73

Maryland

4.3/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a bottle into a goblet.

Appearance: Pours a bright, mildly cloudy yellow/orange color with just a little head that disappears completely. Pretty beer.

Smell: Quite funky, vinegar and citrus tartness, fruit notes, not a lot of grape in the smell.

Taste: Extremely tart and bitter. Vinegar and citrus notes with mild grape. This is pretty funky, but I would say tart is the best description. The finish is a lot like vinegar.

Mouthfeel: Medium body with mild to no carbonation and a slick finish.

Overall: Less grape than I would have expected, but still very good. Tart and refreshing. I would definitely have more.

Serving type: bottle

07-03-2011 21:40:05 | More by oline73

ehammond1

California

4.4/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottle (2009)

Thanks for opening this with me, Tenchi221!

(Aged for 2+ years)

Hazy golden yellow and slight orange with a small, near-white head that falls away quickly. This leaves irregular, webbed lacing down the glass. Unspectacular, but appropriate.

This has an explosive, bright, and vibrant aroma. There's lot of earthy funk, lots of tart lemon, big sour notes, along with some mild apple and white grape. Incredible.

The flavor is just as stellar, with the lemon, apple, and grape characters combining incredibly well, backed up and complemented by huge levels of sourness, and earthy, damp basement funk.

Medium bodied with low to moderate carbonation.

Fantastic.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2012 16:44:23 | More by ehammond1

ArrogantB

Colorado

3.63/5  rDev -16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

750ml bottled 12/24/08, I think it was $18. Orange, still, not many bubbles. It smells pretty great, funky lambic with a taste that follows suit and adds a acidic sourness but muted. It has a kind of syrup quality to the feel, funky. This was an interesting lambic but I'm not sure my palate was up to the challenge as I really didn't taste the muscat grapes other than a faint hint of Diet-Rite white grape soda.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2009 00:22:54 | More by ArrogantB

bobsy

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Another classic Cantillon. Pours a cloudy orange with the merest wisp of a head. In some beers this could be classed as disappointing, but its about par for the course here. Strong aroma of vinegar and lemon, with some light sour funk. Not as great as the Fou' Foune, but better than the Lou Pepe Framboise.

As expected the typical flavours of lemony sourness and lambic funk are noticeable on first taste. Initially, it was a little difficult to pick the grape out against the tart lambic background because it actually has so much in common with the base beer. Once noticed the fruit is inescapable. Mostly tart, with a subtle sweetness, and big fruity grape juice character, it really compliments the lambic excellently and adds a touch more depth. The light, quenching body is a perfect compliment for the tartness, and the low carbonation makes this a surprisingly easy beer to drink.

In typical Cantillon fashion, this beer doesn't put a foot wrong, and its difficult to find something to criticise. Its not my favourite from them, but its very well done and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. I'd even go so far to say that this would please most fine wine lovers too.

Thanks to Phil for the bottle.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2010 13:27:18 | More by bobsy

kmpitz2

Tennessee

4.72/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Thanks Don.

Poured a golden yellow color with no head nd rather still. The nose was intense. Super funkey, insane sour, acrid, pungent. The closest I can recall is when I worked at a zoo (yes, I really did) and had to clean the donkey stalls. That was the ost acrid smell I have ever encountered. This beer was very close. Wow. Just wow. The flavor was wesome. First, it pulled all moisture from my mouth. The sourness was intense, but not puckering. I got a small hint of hte vinous grape nd grape rind. It was an intense flavor, but not lingering and offensive. It finished a bit grainey even. Just beautiful. The feel was moderate with a very light carbonation. Drinkability was as good as it gets. I thought it was going to kick my ass whe I first smelled it, but the flavor was very refined and mellow. Everything was in harmony. Awesome beer. Don, you are a champ.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2005 04:38:40 | More by kmpitz2

Overlord

California

4.03/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy light yellow. White crusty foam. Not a very appealing looking beer, actually.

Smells like vinegar acid, sour grapes (tee hee), and a bit of familiar Cantillon barnyard funk.

The taste is, surprisingly, not that complex. I expected the muscats to really add something. Well, it's okay, there's some vinous, unripe grapes to it, and some funk. It's a pretty straightforward lambic.

Good, solid, but there are others I would revisit before this.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2009 09:44:29 | More by Overlord

rfgetz

New Jersey

4.3/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Cloudy golden orange, hazy, with a frothy white champagne like head, quickly gone. Smell is an initial wiff thats musty and sour, hints of sweet wine grapes trail. Taste follows scent, with a slighttly less pronounced sour and musty profile, and a little more pronounced sweet wine grape as well as hints of grapefruit, apple and white wine vinegar. Medium bodied, slightly slick, good carbonation. Very interesting beer with a few unique things going on. Worked well as a substitute for white wine with a Mediteranean style meal.

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2010 02:47:32 | More by rfgetz

grub

Ontario (Canada)

4.72/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

biegaman shared this one. thanks jan!

750ml bottle, corked and capped. 2004 vintage. sampled jan 19/08.

pours crystal clear golden yellow until the end of the bottle when a bit of haze comes through. a small dense white head forms, dropping fast with just a few spots of lace.

aroma is intense. white wine. oak. vanilla. malt vinegar. lemon. bread and cracker. bit of alcohol. barnyard funk. bit of horse blanket. touch of orange zest. green grapes. kiwi.

taste is excellent. bit of lemon and malt vinegar. vanilla and oak. white wine and green grapes. touch of orange zest. horse blanket. touch of funk. crackers and white bread.

mouthfeel is great. medium-low carbonation level. medium-light body. nice drying finish.

drinkability is great. not overly acidic. nice level of funk. great balanced. this holds up well against its sister beer, st lamvimus. you can definitely tell they're related, but each stands well on its own.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2008 18:14:55 | More by grub

tigg924

Massachusetts

4.47/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Had on tap at Binny's South Loop tasting room

Appearance: orange/yellow in color, cloudy, minimal head

Smell: sour mix and apple cider

Taste: sour mix, grapes, and green apples

Mouthfeel: very sour with sweetness in the background to mellow the taste some, tart, light body with low carbonation

Drinkability: One of the better Cantillon sours I have had. The initial taste is very mouth puckering. The apple and grape tones mix well with the sourness. I would drink several glasses of this if I knew my body could handle this.

Serving type: on-tap

08-23-2010 16:19:55 | More by tigg924

ADR

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A cap and a cork...poured into a wine glass. Hazy medium peach color, whitish carbonation sticking to the glass margins. Pungent aroma, winey and grapey with a goat cheese sharpness. Forget the blanket, this is the horse's stall. Jeez, another astringent killer from the Lambic masters, tart beyond description with lots of yeasty earthy mustiness to accompany it, with an early blast of acidity that lingers to the stomach. Dryer than the Gobi. You can still taste the flavor the next morning. If the Muscat grapes are overwhelmed as a separate element -- its understandable to my mind. Gawd, I like having the ability to choose this stuff, even if its like a duel between brew and mouth. Another historical masterpiece from the folks at Cantillon. Drinkable? Well...you have to pick your spots.

Source: Liquid Solutions

Serving type: bottle

08-17-2003 17:39:47 | More by ADR

mdaschaf

Washington

4.33/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Review from notes.

A: Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head that recedes quickly only leaving a very thin ring of white on top. Lacing forms and is gone very quickly from the sides of the glass.

S: Definitely get the muscat grapes, green grapes, some lemon and citrus mixed with a little mustiness. Definitely a tartness as well.

T: Definitely reminds me of white wine with some of the white grape flavors up front. This transitions to a bit more of a tart citrus flavor in the middle with some lemon and a little green apple, very tangy.

M: Medium bodied with medium to high carbonation.

O: Another fantastic beer from Cantillon, I just can't get enough.

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2012 00:06:55 | More by mdaschaf

ADZA

Australia

4.23/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I cant believe i have not had this its definately something im keen to try and pours a murky apricot hue with a fast vanishing sparkling one finger head,the smell is wet hay,green apples,vinegar and typical lambic funkiness,the mouthfeel is medium bodied and has tastes of green apples,white sour grapes,barnhouse funk but not as much as the other lambics,a touch of vinegar,warhead lollies and finished just like a granny smith apple being sweet and sour,overall its a nice pleasant Lambic which isnt as full on as the others and a nice match of lambic and grape cheers.

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2012 07:53:53 | More by ADZA

rastaman

United Kingdom (England)

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pretty interesting stuff, hazy, gold/orange/hay colour, barnyard nose, including hay, horse crap, dust, with a slight hint of grapeskin. Slight sweet tart start, with that classic Cantillon sourness, hints of grapeskins, you can taste the barrel in which it fermenst aswell, very earthy flavour, pretty darn good.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2002 06:24:18 | More by rastaman