Speling van het Lot X.VIII: Druif: Johanniter

Blend n° 19 • bottling date: 09/01/2020 • bottle count: 521

A grape maceration Speling. Johanniter is a hybrid grape, developed in Freiburg, Germany. It is named after its inventor, and derived from the Riesling, to which it resembles quite a lot. In the summer of 2019, we harvested a good 250 kilos and destemmed them in our barrel room, after which we immediately put on some young lambik from two different brews. We let them macerate for three and a half months on an ex-Bordeaux barrel before bottling them straight from the barrel. No lambik was added to the blend. Consequently, the final fruit intensity is 610 grams of grapes per litre. We found this Druif Speling to have evolved quite a bit over time, balancing the grape qualities and the traits of our lambik. 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.

This 10th version features a range of macerations in oak barrels of grapes, grape must and grape juice on lambic of Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen. The inspiration for these grape lambics comes forth from our love for high quality (natural) wines and our respect for wineries with vision. Add to that the creativity of a passionate team and the warm encounters with winemakers-friends, and the idea for a grape lambic series was born. Besides, it is a continuation of what Armand has done long before with macerations of Pinot, Chardonnay and Malvasia varieties... Show Less