Ambt Delden

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The soil in this area consists of humic gley soils with loamy fine sand, where the upper, humus-rich layer is 15 to 25 cm thick and has an organic matter content of 5 to 10%.
• Beneath the humus-rich topsoil follows a heavier clayey gley layer of 5 to 20 cm thick with a silt content of 30 to 60% and a clay fraction of 15 to 30%.
• Below 80 cm depth the sandy subsoil is often calcareous, consistent with the indication that calcium-rich sand occurs in the deeper layers.
• During the growing season from May to September, the average temperature in Twente is 15.0 degrees Celsius with an average minimum temperature of 9.7 degrees Celsius, which is lower than in Maastricht and the national average.
• The number of sunshine hours averages 174.2 hours per month in the period from May to September, which is lower than in Maastricht and the national average, and the climate is described as more continental.

• The grapes are harvested until late October, based on a precise measurement of grape ripeness, allowing them to ripen later than is customary.
• The vines are pruned according to the Guyot system, with the leaf wall trained vertically and the fruit zone leaf-stripped to achieve optimal sunlight exposure for ripening.

• White and rosé wines are characterised by a fresh, fruity palate, while the red wines have soft tannins.
• White wines may be partly aged in barrel to achieve a fuller wine, while red wines are aged in barrel to produce flavourful wines.

• Loam retains water and nutrients well, allowing grape aromas to develop fully and resulting in a full-bodied wine.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-NL-02169
• Official trade body site — Vereniging Nederlandse Wijn Producenten (VNWP)