Noord-Brabant
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
- The soil consists primarily of (loamy) fine sand (cover sands), with scattered löss and boulder clay within 120 cm depth.
- In the northwest, Holocene marine clay deposits overlie peat.
- Average annual rainfall is 819 mm; average annual temperature is 10.2 °C, summer temperature 17.2 °C.
- An annual average of 1,605 sunshine hours is recorded (averaged over Gilze-Rijen and Eindhoven).
- The diurnal temperature range in September is 9.7 °C, which contributes to ripening.
Human factors
- The climate permits a level of ripeness that expresses itself in fresh, fruity wines with green and tropical notes, and dark fruit in reds.
- The soil consists primarily of loamy fine sand (cover sands), with localised löss, boulder clay, and Holocene marine clay deposits overlying peat.
Product characteristics
- White/rosé wines: fresh and fruity character with both green and tropical notes; red wines are characterised by dark fruit.
Terroir / wine link
- The climate (819 mm rainfall, 1,605 sunshine hours, 9.7 °C diurnal range in September) results in fresh, fruity wines with green and tropical notes and dark fruit.
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-A0964
- Official trade body site — Vereniging Nederlandse Wijn Producenten (VNWP)