{"product_id":"van-zellers-white-2024","title":"2024 | Van Zellers \u0026 Co VZ White | Douro | Portugal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA high-altitude Douro white from ancient vines — indigenous grapes, fresh, mineral, and ageworthy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Cristiano van Zeller — 14th-generation Douro — VZ White is a blend of indigenous Douro white grapes (Viosinho, Rabigato, Códega, Gouveio, Arinto) from a roughly 70-year-old parcel at around 500m in the Murça district. High altitude and old vines give it freshness, minerality, and real aging potential — proof that the Douro makes serious whites, not just reds and Port.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn old-vine, high-altitude Douro white is one of Portugal's most underrated wines. \u003cstrong\u003e70-year vines, 500m, native grapes → fresh, mineral, ageworthy → you're drinking the Douro's white-wine secret.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndigenous blend — Viosinho, Rabigato, Códega, Gouveio, Arinto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouro DOC — Murça (~500m), Portugal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVan Zellers \u0026amp; Co — Cristiano van Zeller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e~70-year-old vines · high altitude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCitrus, orchard fruit and white flowers over a fresh, mineral palate with bright acidity and a saline, textured finish.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e a fresh but textured white — citrus and orchard fruit with a mineral, saline depth and lively acidity from old high-altitude vines. Distinctive, food-loving, and built to age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA high-altitude old-vine Douro white. Exactly the bottle for shellfish, grilled fish, or anyone who thinks the Douro is only reds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XXI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48605833003262,"sku":"XXI-1253","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0427\/5837\/files\/2024VanZellers_CoVZWhite.png?v=1785165941","url":"https:\/\/www.mrdwine.com\/products\/van-zellers-white-2024","provider":"Mr.D Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}