Flevoland
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Accent NAcolonAllegro NAuxerrois BBacchus B (Bacchus Weiss)Baron N (Cabernet Franc)Bianca B (Biancolella)Bolero NBronner BCabaret Noir N (VB-91-26-4) (Cabaret Noir)Cabernet Blanc B (VB-91-26-1) (Cabernet Blanc)Cabernet Cantor NCabernet Carbon NCabernet CortisCabernet CubinCabernet DorioCabernet DorsaCabernet JuraCabernet MitosCabernet SauvignonCabertin N (VB-91-26-17) (Pinot Noir)Calandro NCalardis Blanc BCarmenèreChardonnay BDakapoDivona BDomina NDonauriesling BDornfelder NDunkelfelder NFaber B (Faberrebe)Felicia BFlorental NFrüburgunder NGamaret NGamay NGewürztraminer Rs (Gewuerztraminer)Grüner Veltliner B (Veltliner Gruen)HegelHelios B.Hibernal BHuxelrebe BHölder BJohanniter BJuwel BKerner BKernling BLandal NLaurot NLéon Millot NMaréchal Foch NMerlotMerlot Kanthus NMerlot Khorus NMerzling BMeunier N (Pinot Meunier)MonarchMorio Muscat B (Morio Muskat)Muscaris BMuscat Blanc (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Müller Thurgau B (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)Orion BOrtega BPhoenix BPineau D’Aunis N (Chenin Blanc)Pinot Grigio (Pinot Gris)Pinot Kors NPinot Blanc BPinotin NPlantet NPortugiezer N (Portugieser Blau)Prior NRayon D'Or BRebergerRegent NRiechensteiner B (Reichensteiner)Riesel BRiesling B (Riesling Weiss)Rinot BRondo NRoter Elbling Rs (Elbling Rot)Saphira NSauvignac B (Cal 6-04) (Sauvignac)Sauvignon Blanc BSauvitage BSavagnin Blanc B (Traminer) (Savagnin Blanc)Scheurebe BSchönburger Rs (Schoenburger)Seyval BSiegerrebe RsSilcher B (Heunisch Weiss)SiriusSolarisSouvignier GrisSt. Laurent (Saint Laurent)StauferSylvaner B (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahTempranilloTrousseau Gris GVillaris BViognier BVoltis BWürzer BZweigeltrebe N (Zweigeltrebe Blau)
Terroir
Natural factors
- Soil of Flevoland: Holocene marine klei on sand or peat, locally with peat or boulder clay (keileem) in the topsoil (Noordoostpolder).
- The polders were created in the twentieth century by draining parts of the IJsselmeer.
Human factors
- Flevoland & Noordoostpolder came into existence after the draining of the IJsselmeer in the 20th century; soil: Holocene marine klei on sand or peat.
- Climate: 850 mm of rainfall per year, 1,678 sunshine hours (Lelystad), average annual temperature 9.8 °C and 16.7 °C in summer.
Product characteristics
- White wine: fresh and full-fruited with green notes; red wine characterised by red fruit.
Terroir / wine link
- Holocene marine klei on sand/peat and a diurnal temperature range (8.4 °C in September) result in fresh, full-fruited white wines with green notes and red fruit in the reds.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-NL-A0380
- Official trade body site — Vereniging Nederlandse Wijn Producenten (VNWP)