3 Fonteinen Druif Cabernet Cortis

Assemblage n° 52 • seizoen 19|20 • bottle count: 554

While experimenting with grapes, we have always had in mind to put the emphasis on fruitiness while balancing the nuances of the cépages, and the characteristics of our traditional lambik. While Cabernet aromas and taste can be on the peppery side and green-bell-pepper-forward, we find that this Speling features these characteristics in a subtle way. Beginning of October 2019, we started macerating a good 200 kilos of Cabernet Cortis grapes on young lambik in an ex-Bordeaux barrel. We let it sit for a good four and a half months before blending it with a bit of other young lambik. Final fruit intensity is at 548 grams of must per litre of druivenlambik.
100% 3 Fonteinen.

Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen “Speling van het Lot” (Twist of Fate) is a series of small batch experimental brews, barrel maturations, fruit macerations and blends.