Zuid-Holland
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
- South-western soils: Holocene marine clay and marine sand deposits, often over a peat subsoil.
- Along the Lek and former Rhine river systems: rivierklei over river sand, sometimes mixed with peat.
- Along the coast: dune sand deposits with a strip of sea sand mixed with klei or peat (geestgronden).
- Climate: average 879 mm of rainfall per year, 1,675 sunshine hours per year, mean annual temperature 10.3 °C.
- Day-to-night temperature range in September of 7.9 °C; summer mean of 16.9 °C.
Product characteristics
- White wines are characterised by a fresh, full-fruited style with green notes.
- In addition to freshness and full fruit, red wines also display red fruit as a sensory characteristic.
Terroir / wine link
- The climate enables ripeness that expresses itself in a fresh, full-fruited wine with green notes and red fruit (red).
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-A0965
- Official trade body site — Vereniging Nederlandse Wijn Producenten (VNWP)