Wine Composition
100% Montepulciano
Winemakers Comments
The cold soak to enhance the dark colour and intense flavours progressed to a nat-ural spontaneous fermentation of about three weeks followed by a week of skin maceration. After gentle pressing the wine was transferred into French oak bar-riques and puncheons (30% new) to mature for 30 months on its fine lees. Bottled without fining or filtration to retain the beautiful aromas.
Tasting Notes
Warning - not for the faint hearted! A heady nose, displaying aromas and flavours of dark cherries, blackberries and luscious juicy plums, underpinned by dark choco-late and chilli. A vibrant powerhouse enveloped by soft tannins and mouth watering acidity, seductive and elegant. Made for the ages.
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14.0 %
RS
1.0 g/l
Winemakers Notes
Marlborough basked under blue skies throughout summer and experienced wonder-fully warm weather after a cooler than average start. The long warm ripening sea-son ended in a beautiful Indian summer. No cost and time was spare for our mighty Montepulciano. For an even ripeness throughout the bunches, we cut ‘the shoul-ders’ off after veraison. It is the last variety to pick late in April at extremely low yields of 500g per vine to achieve this essence.
Winemaker
Name - Hans Herzog
Winery
Hans Herzog Estate - Hans Family Estate is one of New Zealand’s most treasured, truly artisan wineries, and Hans Herzog one of its most respected winemakers with more than 40 vintages of winegrowing under his belt.
Settled in 1994 in the heart of Marlborough within the most beautiful Mediterranean gardens, Herzog’s offers casual luxury and indulgence for wine and food lovers.
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