Hans Herzog Estate - Marlborough Gewurztraminer

Gewürztraminer 2020

Regular price $56.00 Sale

Indulge your senses! The first impression of this deep golden dry wine is the variety’s typical ethereal scent of lychees and rose petals in this intriguing dry style. Seductive floral characteristics lift above a wonderful texture. The richness on the palate and magical aromas cumulate in a long eternal finish.

Vintage 2020+

A perfect wonderful sunny, long dry season lead to an early vintage. With our small team in different bubbles, we handpicked perfectly healthy small grape bunches, ripened to perfection from the 24 year old vines, amidst a national lock-down.

Hans' Winemaking Comments+

'The tiny vintage of pure luscious grapes was gently destemmed and left for a day on skin maceration to extract the superb flavours. Carefully pressed into a small stainless steel tank for a natural, wild fermentation. Left on its fine lees to mature and flourish for 12 months. Unfined (vegan) and only lightly filtered to retain all the goodness. No cold stabilization. Natural goodness.'

Tasting Notes+

The variety’s typical ethereal scent of lychees and rose petals with a purity rarely seen in a natural wine. Seductive floral characteristics lift above a silky texture. The richness on the palate and complexity of aromas cumulate in great balance, complexity and elegance with a long and stimulating fresh finish. A brilliant dry Gewürztraminer with no residual sugar.

Technical Data+
Variety 100% Gewurztraminer
Clones Grafted from 40 year old wines in NZ
Rootstock Schwarzmann Rua 1
Vine Planted 1996
Soil Shallow(<45cm) well drained sandy and gravelly soil. developed from stony alluvium.
Planting Density 5,500 vines/ha
Alcohol 13.5%
Residual Sugar <1g/L
Ageing Potential Up to 10 years if kept at constant temperature. Under 14 degrees Celsius. 
Bottles Produced 564
Food Matching Suggestions+

A big fan of Chef Ottolenghi, our dry yet aromatic Gewürztraminer is Therese’s first choice to her many wonderful dishes she prepares out from his cook books.