THE HERMIT RAM
GROWN AND MADE ON THE TRADITIONAL LANDS OF THE: NGĀI TAHU
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $35.00 CAD
CSPC: 811951
2021 SKIN FERMENTED SAUVIGNON BLANC
This vintage was ravaged by spring frost so supply is supremely limited. This wine comes from two sites in the Waipara Valley, just north of Christchurch. Most of the fruit is destemmed and fermented on skins for six weeks, while a small amount undergoes whole-cluster semi-carbonic-maceration. There is minimal cap management as excessive extraction is not the goal. After malolactic conversion, the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered. 12.5% ABV
2021 AMPHORA SALTY WHITE
This wine is made mostly from Sauvignon Blanc (Good Family Vineyard) and a pinch Müller Thurgau from North Canterbury. One component was fermented as whole bunches in stainless steel. A second component was direct pressed into amphora. A third component was fermented under flor in barrel. After blending, the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered. 12.5% ABV
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $42.00 CAD
CSPC: 811955
2020 zealandia pinot noir
After a couple of years of experimenting with whole-cluster fermentation, Theo decided it wasn’t suited to his fruit. Now, grapes from disparate terroirs (gravel, limestone, clay, and basalt) are almost entirely destemmed and fermented in tank for six weeks. The cap is minimally disturbed, pump-overs are avoided and only one round of pigeage was done. After a quick settling period in Tinajas and tank the wine is left to mature in barrel for a year. 12.5% ABV