Hans Herzog
"Grand Duc" Pinot Noir 2019 750ml

From time to time when the stars align, we can not only create a gorgeous Pinot Noir but a ‘Grand Duc’.

A vineyard selection of the best blocks/rows from a particular soil type of a particular vintage picked at the tiniest yield. Hans wants you to enjoy this truly handcrafted Pinot Noir at its full potential and like with a ‘Grand Cru’ Burgundy this means a few years of barrel and bottle ageing.

Vintage 2019

From time to time the stars align in a perfect warm, long growing season for a ‘Grand Duc’ to be born.

After much meticulous vineyard work, we handpicked grapes of incredible purity with seductive aromas from a tiny yield of 400g/vine at full ripeness from the 23 year old vines.

Hans' Winemaking Comments

'Crafting pure authentic wines with minimal intervention requires perfectly healthy grapes achieved only through arduous vineyard work.

Lucious grapes have been gently destemmed and left to cold soak for a long and soft extraction of the fine flavours and colour. No cultured yeast, additions and enhancements, just a long, cool wild fermentation with no residual sugar left, for a true expression of the this noble grape variety and its amazing terroir.

After 24 days on the skins, the young wine was gently pressed into French barriques (40% new) where it further matured for 18 month.

Thanks to the high quality of grapes the wine was bottled in our winery unfined (vegan) and unfiltered to retain the integrity of this regal Pinot Noir.'