Hagelandse wijn

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The vineyard plots are situated mainly on south-facing slopes and hills with adequate drainage.
• The hilltops have a southwest-to-northeast orientation and consist of sandbanks that were exposed after the sea retreated seven million years ago.
• The hillsides on which the vineyards are established are iron-rich.

• Many of the vineyards in Hageland are relatively young, and it is observed that wine quality increases as the vineyard ages.
• Yields are kept by the winegrowers well below the permitted levels, which contributes to the quality of the wines.

• Both single-variety wines and blends are produced, giving Hageland a wide diversity of wine styles, including Chardonnay-based wines, Pinot-based wines, Müller-Thurgau styles, and red wines, albeit to a lesser extent.

• The characteristics of the soil and the iron-bearing layers give the wines of Hageland distinctive qualities such as minerality, elegance, finesse, and well-structured acidity.

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

All appellations in Belgium

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-BE-A1499
• Official trade body site — Belgische Wijnbouwers vzw