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Transposed to Marlborough, New Zealand, the wine retains the Black Forest Gateaux appeal with notes of cocoa and cherry yet with enormous depth and resonance from 18 months in French oak (40% new). Perhaps the most accessible to the four Hans Herzog red wines, but this wine is not a fading lily – it is another elegant beast that will evolve for another 3 to 5 years. Compelling and beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caviste","offers":[{"title":"75cl","offer_id":40109644283986,"sku":"HH1716RA","price":34.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1301\/5265\/products\/Zweigelt_HH.jpg?v=1605374324"},{"product_id":"hans-herzog-secret-montepulciano-marlborough","title":"2016 Hans Herzog Secret Montepulciano, Marlborough","description":"\u003cp\u003eA big dark wine with dense raspberry and sour cherry fruit to match with grippy tannins, yet all in balance. Montepulciano is the last variety to be picked in late April. Yields are miserly and the fruit is left to cold soak to extract colour and tannins. After gentle pressing the wine is French oak barriques and puncheons (30% new) for 24 months. Dark cherries, damsons, brittle chocolate and spice with a keen acidity and dense tannins. Yes, you can decant and enjoy now but this is a wine for the long haul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14.5%\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caviste","offers":[{"title":"75cl","offer_id":40109644218450,"sku":"HH1916RA","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1301\/5265\/products\/Montepulciano_HH.jpg?v=1605374494"},{"product_id":"2015-hans-herzog-spirit-cabernet-merlot-marlborough","title":"2015 Hans Herzog Spirit Cabernet\/Merlot, Marlborough","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnother of Hans’s wines that should belong to a classic European region. 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