Winery Van ZellersTinto
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Details and technical informations about Winery Van Zellers's Tinto.
Discover the grape variety: Caino blanco
Crisp, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden robe, a slender palate and preserved acidity of signature citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white-fleshed fruits (apple, pear), white flowers, fresh herbs and saline Atlantic mineral notes. An ideal thirst-quenching profile with seafood. Traditional component of Rías Baixas DO blends alongside albariño and loureira. Native Galician grape of north-west Spain, Atlantic signature.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tinto from Winery Van Zellers are 2017, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Van Zellers
The Winery Van Zellers is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Organic (agriculture)
A type of agriculture (and therefore viticulture) based on respect for living organisms and biological cycles, and which excludes the use of synthetic treatment products and synthetic fertilizers. Organic farming is guaranteed by the respect of a set of specifications.
