Hans Herzog
Tempranillo 2019 750ml

Tempranillo, Spain’s noble grape makes for full-bodied and age worthy wines.

Sweet dark fruits, think black cherries with a whiff of violet and rose unfold into a brooding, opulent but elegant palate.

A highly complex and mouth-watering wine equal to a ‘Reserva’ quality (total of 3 years ageing). Great structure and a long, lush finish to enjoy for many years to come.

Vintage 2019

The 2019 growing season was another stunning success, reinforcing Marlborough's reputation as one of the world’s most reliable wine regions.

Tempranillo is early-budding and -ripening -"temprano" means "early" in Spanish, and likes warm days and cool nights, perfectly matches to our climate The small vintage ripened to perfection, yielding flavourful and healthy grapes handpicked at full physiological ripeness. The low yield of natural concentration truly expresses the soul of Hans’ winegrowing.

Hans' Winemaking Comments

Beautiful bunches were with me minutes after picking to destem, leaving only the berries. The pure fruit allowed for a long cold soak, extracting the beneficial compounds from skin and seeds. Letting the temperature rise, the must started naturally to ferment without addition of cultured yeast, capturing the essence of the terroir. I maintained a cool fermentation to allow for prolonged extraction over several weeks.

After gentle pressing, the wine matured for 36 months in used French oak barriques.

With generous bottle aging on top, this wine rivals a ‘Reserva’ quality from its ancestral home in Northern Spain. No fining. No filtration. Purely natural.