Utrecht
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 NDornfelder NDunkelfelder NFaber B (Faberrebe)Felicia BFlorental NFrühburgunder NGamaret NGamay NGewürztraminer Rs (Gewuerztraminer)HegelHelios B.Hibernal BHuxelrebe BHölder BJohanniter BJuwel BKerner BKernling BLandal NLaurot NLéon Millot NMaréchal Foch NMerlotMerzling 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 BPinot Grigio (Pinot Gris)Pinot Blanc BPinotin NPlantet NPortugiezer N (Portugieser Blau)Prior NRayon D'Or BRebergerRegent NReichensteiner BRiesling B (Riesling Weiss)Rinot BRondo NRoter Elbling Rs (Elbling Rot)Saphira NSauvignac B (Cal 6-04) (Sauvignac)Sauvignon Blanc BSauvitage BScheurebe BSchönburger Rs (Schoenburger)Seyval BSiegerrebe RsSilcher B (Heunisch Weiss)SiriusSolarisSouvignier GrisSt. Laurent (Saint Laurent)StauferSylvaner B (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahTempranilloVillaris BViognier BWürzer BZweigeltrebe N (Zweigeltrebe Blau)
Terroir
Natural factors
- Eastern border with Gelderland: soil consists of loamy fine sand (cover sands), the Gelderse/Utrechtse Vallei.
- Utrechtse Heuvelrug: glacially pushed formations of coarse and fine river sands, often gravel-rich, locally with drift sands.
- Large part of Utrecht formed by old Rhine channels with rivierklei and peat deposits; the northwest has low-moor peat deposits.
- Climate: average 858 mm rainfall/year, 1602 sunshine hours (De Bilt) and a mean annual temperature of 10.1 °C.
- In September the diurnal temperature range is 9.0 °C; the summer mean is 17.0 °C.
Human factors
- Climate Utrecht: 858 mm rainfall/year, 1602 sunshine hours (De Bilt) and an average summer temperature of 17.0 °C.
- Soils Utrecht: rivierklei and peat (Rhine influence), cover sands (Vallei), coarse river sands on the glacially pushed Heuvelrug.
Product characteristics
- White wine: fresh and fruity with lightly tropical notes; red wine: dominated by red fruit.
Terroir / wine link
- Climate Utrecht → fresh, fruity white wine with somewhat tropical notes and red wine with predominantly red 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-A0967
- Official trade body site — Vereniging Nederlandse Wijn Producenten (VNWP)