Tardif de Bourgogne T90 Hop Pellets (France)

Tardif de Bourgogne T90 Hop Pellets  / France / 2024 / AA: 3.8%

An old, nearly lost French variety, probably a clonal selection, was formerly grown in the burgundy region until the late 1960s. It was preserved by the son of a former hop grower and found by my parents while on a wine-and-cheese-tasting excursion in France.

Tardif de Bourgogne is an aroma hop typically used only in late boil additions, including dry hopping.
With top notes of pine, frankincense, and rose petals, it is an excellent alternative for those whose palates are dank and bleary from the current onslaught of sweet and heavy beers. Tardif de Bourgogne is an old-school French noble varietal that was commercially successful in lager beers before introducing the popular French Strisselspalt. Its name loosely translates to “late harvest of burgundy.”

Description:

Intensive herbal flavour: Laurel, Gentian, Lavender, Melissa, Apricot, Anis

Best for:

Bottom-fermented beers: Lagers, Export, Festbier, Märzen, Bock beer
Top-fermented beers: Wheat beer, Altbier, Stout, Bière de Garde, Bière de Mars, Dubbel, Dark Trappist, Lambik, Gueuze, Witbeer

• Purpose: Aroma
• Country: France (FR)
• Seasonal maturity: medium-late
• Hop addition: wort kettle, whirlpool, cellar (dry-hopping)
• Alpha acid: 4-6%
• Beta acid: 4-6%
• Beta/Alpha: 1,16 (noble hop)
• Cohumulon: 20%
• Xanthohumol: 0,3
• Farnesen Oil: 0,2%
• Oil content: 0,5-0,8ml/100gr
• Noble European-style aroma