{"title":"Martin Hirsch","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"martin-hirsch-pet-nat","title":"Pet Nat 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce Martin has filled the tanks with his press of Dornfelder and Domina, any wine that remains goes straight into the bottle to create this vibrant, cherry red pet nat. Vivid in appearance, its colour comes mainly from the juice of the grapes - it's a slow press over a few hours, keeping things fruit-driven and juicy, with a tiny touch of grip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFruits are of the tarter red berry variety - blueberry, cocktail cherry and redcurrant - with distinct herbal tone, something like hibiscus. Acidity is bright, like a crunchy red apple, and there is a pleasing sweet\/sour quality that keeps things refreshing and more-ish. From the cooler 2024 vintage at just 10.5 degrees this one goes down too easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter completing fermentation in the bottle, the lees were disgorged in the spring of 2025, with no additions at any stage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Hirsch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55691367121278,"sku":"WAY-HIRSCH-PETNAT-24","price":29.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Martin_Hirsch_Pet_Nat.jpg?v=1750153334"},{"product_id":"martin-hirsch-grubersbuckel","title":"Grubersbuckel 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eA tea-like maceration of Pinot Gris (known here as \u003cspan\u003eRuländer) that brings together white flowers, lychee and apricot from the top end to meet more earthy, savoury depth coming from below. A gorgeous sunset crush in the glass, the inclusion of the skins placing this wine somewhere between pink and orange in both appearance and character. All peaches and cream, citrus peels and spice, the tannins are delicately extracted and this grippy texture persists well into the finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe grapes were manually de-stemmed and then crushed and macerated on the skins for 5 days in steel. After a very gentle pressing, the wine returned to these tanks to rest for 11 months before bottling, unfiltered and without the addition of sulphur.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Hirsch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55691371774334,"sku":"WAY-HIRSCH-GRUBERS-24","price":32.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Martin_Hirsch_Grubersbuckel.jpg?v=1750153203"},{"product_id":"martin-hirsch-tagwerk","title":"Tagwerk 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe grape most synonymous with Franken, this is one of Martin's more serious terroir wines made with 100% Silvaner. The vineyard parcel (one of Martin's oldest planted in the late 80s) sits over a particular type of limestone the region knows as \u003cem\u003eMuschelkalk. \u003c\/em\u003eRich in fossilised shells and century old marine deposits, it is highly calcareous and imprints precision acid and minerality to the finished wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo start the grapes were foot-trodden as whole bunches and macerated over the course of a day. After pressing, the first year was spend in old German oak barrels before a transfer to steel for a further 11 months with no additions at any stage. This patient, almost two-year ageing before bottling has yielded incredible results. An impressive wine of presence, purity and verve that we imagine will age beautifully over the coming years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Hirsch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57201555210622,"sku":"WAY-HIRSCH-TAGWERK-23","price":37.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Martin_Hirsch_Tagwerk_2023.jpg?v=1776424245"},{"product_id":"martin-hirsch-vom-siebenerlei","title":"Vom Siebenerlei 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the warmer 2023 vintage, this blend of direct-press Dornfelder and Domina draws you in with fragrant, red berry fruits and florals. A vibrant cherry red in the glass, it is a light-bodied \u003cem\u003eRotwein \u003c\/em\u003ethat demands to be served chilled. Lifted, open and fresh, the fruits meld damson and redcurrant with herbal notes of hibiscus flowers. A wine that very much gives you a feel for the deceptively long, hot summers that can be found in this lesser-sung Bavarian wine region. A spring\/summer essential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter pressing the juice was transferred to steel tanks to complete fermentation and rest for 11 months before bottling with no additions at any stage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Hirsch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57201566351742,"sku":"WAY-HIRSCH-SIEBEN-23","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Martin_HIrsch_Vom_Siebenerlei_2023.jpg?v=1776424176"},{"product_id":"martin-hirsch-roterbuckel-traminer","title":"Roterbuckel 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating micro-cuvée of a meagre 300-bottle production, all coming from one single vineyard planted with the Roter Traminer varietal. It's a tiny parcel that Martin has essentially let grow wild, with no ploughing and minimal pruning. It's an experiment in helping the vines to develop their own natural resilience in this setting of biodiversity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch like its sibling Gewurztraminer, the Roter strain gives off beautiful floral aromatics, but in a far more delicate, detailed and nuanced way. The scent of rose petals but with nothing cloying or overdone. This sense of restraint follows in to the wine too - a well-defined, chiselled feel, with fine tannic framework. The grapes were destemmed and fermented on the skins for 5 days before being pressed into old german oak for 9 months of ageing before bottling with no additions. A wine with fantastic sense of place, intrigue and originality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Hirsch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57201571660158,"sku":"WAY-HIRSCH-ROTERS-23","price":43.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Martin_Hirsch_Roterbuckel_2023.jpg?v=1776424104"}],"url":"https:\/\/waywardwines.co.uk\/collections\/martin-hirsch\/style-light-juicy-reds.oembed","provider":"Wayward Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}