Van Zellers CV Tinto Curriculum Vitae 2013

€ 86.50

Cristiano van Zeller purchased the Quinta Vale D. Maria in 1996 after heading up his family’s prestigious Quinta do Noval for many years. Amongst the estate’s gems are 10 hectares of fifty and sixty year old vines which Cristiano and his team have worked to restore as well as planting indigenous varieties on other plots on the estate.

Cristiano and his fellow winemaker Sandra Tavares da Silva named this wine after the feeling that this exquisite wine was worthy of being listed on their CVs as a benchmark bottling from the Douro region. The grapes are sourced from the estate’s prime vineyards on the river Torto which are planted with vines more than 80 years old. Following the harvest the grapes are trodden by foot in large stone lagars as is traditional in the region before being vinified. The wine is then aged in oak barrels for 21 months before bottling.

One of the most sought after wines from Portugal, Curriculum Vitae Tinto 2013 Van Zellers CV is a blend of grapes from different regions of the Douro, this is a ripe, concentrated wine. Perfumed black fruits and plenty of acidity give it a crisp while smooth texture. The wine is well in balance, hinting at minerality and is ready to drink starting from 2017.

Food pairing

Ideal for all kinds of meat, especially grilled meat dishes.

Grapes: Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela (Trincadeira), Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca.

Alcoholcontent

14,5 %vol

Store & Serve

Serve at 17 °C. No need to decant before serving.

Can be drunk up to 25 years after harvest