
HERCULES HYDRA
VERNATSCH 2021
HERCULES – an extraordinary project.
Each wine in this series bears the same name,
yet everything else changes – grape variety, vinification, bottle, and label.
What remains is the spirit of experimentation and the connection
to the twelve labors of Hercules.
Strictly limited & truly unique
Each of these wines is a one-of-a-kind creation –
a maximum of 600 bottles are released for sale.
Once an edition is sold out, it will never be produced again.
The first wine in the series, "Nemean Lion,"
was a Sauvignon Blanc – spontaneously fermented in amphora,
with 6 months of skin contact.
The second, "Hydra," is a unique Schiava (Vernatsch),
as the vines were uprooted after the harvest.
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Site: Kampenn - Colle
Altitude: 550 - 650 m a.s.l
Soil: Porphyry weathered soil
Spontaneous fermentation on the skins, with one third of the stems, in clay amphora.
Maturation: One year in amphora, followed by one year in used barriques,
and a third year in bottle
Alcohol: 12,5 % vol
Residual sugar: 1,4 g/l
Acidity: 4,7 g/l
Color: Intense, vibrant ruby red
Aroma: Complex aromas of red fruits, sour cherry, and smoke
Taste: Powerful with pleasantly firm tannins. Juicy, elegant, and persistent on the finish
Ideal food accompaniments to the Hercules Hydra are Fish dishes, beef carpaccio,
beetroot tartare, "Cacio e pepe" pasta
Ingredients, nutrition declaration, packaging components.
E. 302 kJ / 72 kcal in 100 ml