Cheaper alternatives to Van Zellers Curriculum Vitae Douro Branco (CV)

Separated at birth. We found 3 dupes — same taste profile, same swagger, minus the prestige markup.

The splurge

Van Zellers Curriculum Vitae Douro Branco (CV)

Douro, Portugal · White blend

BodyTanninAciditySweetnessFruit

€66

The steal

Dead ringer

Lavradores de Feitoria Meruge Branco

Douro, Portugal · White blend

Shared Alvarinho in the blend. Same Douro postcode. Same fresh backbone. About 38% of the price.

€25 save €41

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  Bone-dry, both of them
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  Wolfram Proppe Chardonnay Trocken

  Saale-Unstrut, Germany · Chardonnay

  Same firm grip of tannin
  €19

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