Lambic'ado - 150cl

Geuze blended with 'old' lambics aged in Palo Cortado sherry barrels, thick and foamy, densely plastered lacework, crispy, proteinaceous, airy and very firm foam atop a hazy apricot blonde robe with ochre tint and many fine threads of sparkling pearls piercing through the mist. 

Very noble and powerful aroma of dried lemon peel, Genoese lemons or even grapefruit zest, old oak wood, strong walnut, bergamot, rooibos, almost potpourri, vin jaune, rose water, dusty bookshelves, dry hay bales, almost clove, spice bread, freshly cut dandelions, oxidized green apple slices. 

Sparkling, acidic onset, astringent like unripe stone fruits with sidelong hints of green apple and raw rhubarb, as well as a lemony edge, where the acidity is accentuated by crispy 'champenoise' carbonation with beautiful mineral effects; this minerality and astringent acidic fruit persist through a dry bread crust-like core, picking up more sherry along the way, accompanied by strongly drying woody tannins. 

The Palo Cortado returns in full force on the retro-nasal, filling the bouquet with its nuttiness and dried citrus peel to even bergamot tea aromas. The lemony acidity remains sharp and keen to the end, enhanced with lactic acid, but the finish is so beautifully sherry-focused in the best possible way that nobility, class, and depth prevail; a 'deep' old hoppy bitterness note is present, but everything remains subordinate to the woodiness, nuttiness, and wine-like qualities of the Palo Cortado, fully intertwined in the flavors and aromas of the old lambics—already somewhat reminiscent of sherry, as old lambic often is. 

The nose is treated to a wealth of old lambic and sherry aromas in the most noble, refined manner possible. 

7% vol. alc.