The Winery Van Zellers of Duriense

Winery Van Zellers
The winery offers 41 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Van Zellers & Co..
It is ranked in the top 404 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Duriense

The Winery Van Zellers is one of the best wineries to follow in Duriense.. It offers 41 wines for sale in of Duriense to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Van Zellers wines

Looking for the best Winery Van Zellers wines in Duriense among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Van Zellers wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Van Zellers wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Van Zellers

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Van Zellers

How Winery Van Zellers wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or sweet desserts such as recipes of braciola (southern italy), basque lasagne or meringue for dummies.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Van Zellers

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Van Zellers. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, dried fruit or earth. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Van Zellers. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Van Zellers

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.75/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Van Zellers.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Cão
  • Tinto Cao

Discovering the wine region of Duriense

Duriense is a Portuguese wine region covering the same area as the Douro DOC and the Port wine region. In difference from Douro DOC, Duriense VR is a designation at the lower Vinho Regional (VR) level, which corresponds to table wines with a geographical indication under European Union wine regulations, similar to a French vin de pays region. Thus, it is the simpler or less typical wines of the Douro region that are sold using a Duriense VR label. Before the creation of a separate Duriense VR, the Douro vineyards were Part of the former Transmontano/tras-os-montes">Trás-os-Montes VR, which is now called Transmontano VR and no longer includes the Douro vineyards.

Donzelinho branco is one of the authorized Grape permitted to be blended in the wines of Duriense.

The top red wines of Winery Van Zellers

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Van Zellers

How Winery Van Zellers wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of roast beef in a crust, wok of chinese noodles with vegetables or lamb meatballs with mint.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Van Zellers

On the nose the red wine of Winery Van Zellers. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Van Zellers. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Van Zellers

  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.68/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Van Zellers.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Touriga Franca
  • Aragonez
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Trincadeira

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

The top white wines of Winery Van Zellers

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Van Zellers

How Winery Van Zellers wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of linguine with squid ink and cockles, baguette filled with saint moret and ham or fideuà (paella with pasta and fish).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Van Zellers

On the nose the white wine of Winery Van Zellers. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Van Zellers. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Van Zellers

  • 2007With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Van Zellers.

  • Rabigato
  • Codega de Larinho
  • Gouveio
  • Viosinho
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Antão Vaz

The word of the wine: Botrytis cinerea

This fungus, also called noble rot, develops during the over-ripening phase and is an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".

The top pink wines of Winery Van Zellers

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Van Zellers

How Winery Van Zellers wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of romazava (madagascar) or my godmother's sausage salad.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Van Zellers

  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Van Zellers.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Tinta Amarela
  • Rufete

Discover the grape variety: Alvarinho

The white Alvarinho is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. The white Alvarinho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Van Zellers

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Van Zellers

How Winery Van Zellers wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Stabilization

All the treatments intended for the good conservation of wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Van Zellers

Planning a wine route in the of Duriense? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Van Zellers.

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

News about Winery Van Zellers and wines from the region

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My life and job as a personal wine consultant

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Walls: top northern Rhône whites under £30

Find Matt Walls’ 22 top-value northern Rhône whites below, and look out for his top 52 northern Rhône reds under £30 which will be published on 11th October. The northern Rhône produces just 5% of the total volume made in the broader Rhône Valley growing area. As demand for these wines increases, it’s not surprising to see prices ticking up. But it’s still possible to find some excellent wines retailing under £30 a bottle in the UK. Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for 22 great val ...

The word of the wine: Botrytis cinerea

This fungus, also called noble rot, develops during the over-ripening phase and is an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".

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