Hans Herzog
Cuvée Thérèse Rosé Méthode Traditionnelle, extra brut Sparkling 2016 750ml

A sparkling wine of uncompromising pedigree, hand-harvested from our organic Grand Cru vineyard and matured over seven years on lees. This méthode traditionnelle Rosé stands shoulder to shoulder with the finest vintage Champagnes. Crafted in minute quantities from ripe, low-yield Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, it is dry yet carries a natural fruit sweetness, finely textured and full of finesse. Elegant bubbles, delicate wild berry notes, and a purity that speaks of place and precision — a true collector’s sparkler.

3rd Disgorgement September 2024 - Aged 7 years on fine lees. 

Vintage 2016

The 2016 vintage was blessed with a warm, dry summer, creating ideal growing conditions.

We selectively harvested a portion of our low-yield, organically grown Pinot Noir and Chardonnay two weeks before full ripeness, the stage at which we would typically pick for still wines.

This earlier harvest helped retain a higher natural acidity and lower sugar levels, while still achieving greater ripeness than is usual for sparkling wines. The result is a high quality wine with balanced acidity and reduced sugar, elegant on the palate and gentler on the stomach.

Hans' Winemaking Comments

Producing wines like this comes at a cost, but as always, I prioritize quality over quantity, or in the case of sparkling wines, quality over high dosage. Instead of high cropping and harvesting unripe grapes, I prefer riper fruit that carries beautiful berry flavours with natural concentration and complexity.

For the base wine, we handpicked only the highest quality grapes, which were crushed and destemmed, followed by a short cold maceration to avoid extracting too much colour from the skins. The wine was then pressed directly into 500L French oak puncheons, where it fermented and aged on the fine lees for 10 months. For secondary fermentation, we bottled the wine with ‘liqueur de tirage,’ a solution of yeast, wine, and a small amount of sugar, as we aim for a drier sparkling wine. The hallmark of an exceptional vintage Champagne, like Dom Pérignon, lies in its extended lees aging after the second fermentation. Our Spar-kling wine spent over seven years maturing on the lees, allowing it to develop the complex flavours and aromas that set it apart in terms of quality. After the riddling (remuage) process, we added a low dosage of sugar in the 'liqueur d’expédition’ just before disgorgement to gently balance the wine while preserving its purity.