Wijnkasteel Genoels-Elderen · Zilveren Parel 2015

Wijnkasteel Genoels-Elderen

In 1991, Dutch entrepreneur Jaap van Rennes, having sold his various companies in the Netherlands and seeking a peaceful, tax-friendly retirement in Belgium, acquired Château Genoels-Elderen in Riemst, Limburg. This colorful character once admitted to us that he was initially tempted to build a golf course on his vast estate, but the discovery of a former viticultural tradition on the property made his heart turn toward planting a vineyard. Today, the estate is run by his daughter Joyce and his son-in-law Stefan Kékkö, now joined by the third generation.

For a long time, it was Belgium’s largest wine estate, with 22 hectares in production (that was before the rise of major Hainaut estates such as Ruffus and Chant d’Eole). Genoels-Elderen continues to follow its own path, producing high-quality wines year after year.

Zilveren Parel 

Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation in oak barrels. The base wine ages for 12 months in used barrels, and the period on lees is a minimum of three years.