Hans Herzog
Tempranillo 2020 750ml

Established in 1994. Herzog, an artisan family winery is acclaimed throughout the world for growing handcrafted wines exclusively from their exceptional ‘Grand Cru’ organic vineyard. Its unique diverse terroir allows Hans to indulge his passion for many exciting grape varieties. His ‘hands on’ approach, immense vineyard work and almost uneconomically low yields set the bar for his outstanding range of stunning wines rich in varietal character. His winemaking is purely natural, nothing is added or extracted, letting the exceptional wines speak for themselves. 

Vintage 2020

Cool, wet weather during flowering reduced the fruit set significantly. The rest of the growing season, however, was perfect, with a long Indian summer allowing the berries to ripen slowly, developing intense flavour and exceptional health. The Tempranillo was meticulously hand-harvested at an extraordinarily low yield of just 500 g per vine, far below even the most elite Spanish Gran Reserva producers. The pure, physiologically ripe fruit, resulting in a wine of remarkable concentration, finesse, and character.

Hans' Winemaking Comments

Beautiful bunches were in the winery minutes after picking to be destemmed, leaving only the berries. The pure fruit underwent a long cold soak, gently extracting the compounds from skin and seeds. Fermentation began naturally, capturing the essence of the terroir, and was kept cool to allow prolonged extraction over several weeks. After gentle pressing, the wine matured for 36 months in used French oak barriques. With additional bottle aging, this Tempranillo achieves complexity and elegance on par with a top Spanish Reserva. No fining. No filtration. Purely natural.