Wine Composition
100% Gruner Veltliner
Winemakers Comments
This rich but dry ‘GV’ is reminiscent of the iconic “Smaragd” (English: Emerald), the highest classification from the native Wachau. A haunting wine, complex and concentrated with an amazingly fresh vibrancy. Flavours of rock melon and quince are complemented by honeyed aromas and spicy undertones. Hints of fresh ginger and a finely balanced mineral backbone make it a contender for ageing.
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
12.5 %
RS
1.0 g/l
TA
g/l
pH
Cellar and Vinification
Another amazing summer and fantastic ripening season intensified the purity and essence for this truly great “Austrian” grape variety. We handpicked the grapes in several stages, the very last close to a late harvest quality the basis for an opulent, concentrated wine.
After gentle pressing the must be transferred into 500 lt French oak puncheons where the wild yeast fermentation naturally started. The wine was then left on the lees with regular stirring to provide silkiness, complexity, and depth and had time to mature over 15 months before we bottled this nectar. This wine is not cold stabilized and is unfined with only light filtration to retain the beautiful aromas with a low sulphur addition. Natural sediments may show but do not impact on the high quality of this natural wine.
Winery
Hans Herzog - 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.
