CV Curriculum Vitae
“In 42 harvests in the Douro, 2021 was the best year in quality and volume for our vineyards used for CV Douro White and Red.” – Cristiano van Zeller
The 2020/2021 vintage year was, overall, normal and dry.
The lack of rainfall until March led to very little mildew pressure. Mild spring and summer temperatures created favourable conditions for powdery mildew, making it essential to apply protective and curative treatments to prevent it from affecting the proper development and ripening of the grapes. Although March and May were very dry, the winter rains enabled healthy vine growth and grape ripening, even with a hot, dry August. Some rainfall in September helped to close the grape ripening cycle, and the final production volume in the Douro region ended slightly above average.
Old vineyard over 80 years old, planted in schist soil, composed of various traditional Douro grape varieties, such as: Rabigato, Samarrinho, Donzelinho Branco, Viosinho, Códega, among others.
Winemaking: Manual harvest; Rigorous selection; Destemming and gentle crushing; Soft pneumatic pressing; Must settling for 24h at 10 °C; Fermentation in French oak barrels (225L and 500L) for over 25 days between 10 °C and 14 °C; Aged for over 8 months with bâtonnage in the same barrels.
Bottling: September 2022.
Technical Information: pH: 3.33 | Total acidity: 6.4 g/dm³ | Volatile acidity: 0.4 g/dm³
Winemakers: Cristiano van Zeller & Joana Pinhão.
Awards
94+/100 – Robert Parker
93/100 – Wine Enthusiast
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 106747
