Port Wine

Maynard's

LBV 2017, 75cl

Douro

Maynard's

The hot and dry year of 2017 gave rise to exceptional wines. Not only the wines from the Douro, with a truly good concentration and a good amount of smooth phenolic compounds, but also the Port Wines, with exceptional colors and incredibly intense flavors and aromas.

The prolonged absence of precipitation and the occurrence of very high temperatures led to accelerated maturation and an obligation to speed up the harvest. Harvest began on August 16. The weather remained perfectly mild throughout the harvest, with clear skies and cool nights, which was crucial to maintaining the necessary aromas and freshness.

Grapes at their ideal ripeness were harvested by hand and stored in a cold room for 12 hours to preserve their characteristics. Partial destemming and crushing followed in a lagar, where intense maceration occurred before and during alcoholic fermentation with pumpovers for greater skin extraction. Grape spirit was added to fermentation when the desired sugar quantity was obtained. This Port wine ages in oak casks in the Douro for periods ranging from 4 to 6 years before bottling.

This wood aging facilitates the wine’s development, and therefore, Maynard’s LBV is ready to be enjoyed as soon as the bottle is opened. It pairs very well with Brie roasted with Balsamic Chutney and Cranberry. This wine has not undergone a stabilization process, so a natural deposit may form in the bottle.

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Van Zeller Wine Collection, SA

Van Zeller Wine Collection (formerly Barão de Vilar, Vinhos S.A.), a company that represents a collection of values, ideas, stories, and wines. The meeting point between tradition, through the know-how of the Van Zeller family in the wine sector, and innovation, with a strong emphasis on the differentiation and uniqueness of its wines and presentations.

The known origins of the van Zeller family date back to the 13th century, in the Flemish cities of Mechelen and Nijmegen, where they owned some properties, particularly in the village of Zeller. In the 17th century, in the aftermath of the religious wars that ravaged Northern and Central Europe, the van Zellers emigrated to Spain and Portugal, countries where they settled.

Their connection to the wine business dates back to the early 17th century, according to the Imposition Books (1620-1640) that mention the merchants Jorge Fernandes and his son-in-law Francisco da Silva Moura, ancestors of the Portuguese branch of the family, as among the largest wine merchants recorded at the time. These ancestors of the van Zeller family are the first known of an unbroken series of 14 consecutive generations that have been, and still are, dedicated to the trade of Douro wines and Port wines, an unprecedented fact in any other “dynasty” of Portuguese families involved in the wine business.

At the center of all this is always the prestigious wine collection, composed of iconic brands and timeless wines, Barão de Vilar, Palmer, Feuerheerd’s, ZOM, Kaputt, Maynard’s, Vilarissa, and Quinta do Saião.

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Rua Nova das Alheiras, 316-344, 4415-272 Pedroso, Vila Nova de Gaia
Portugal