The Hermit Ram Skin Fermented Sauvignon Blanc 2018

100% Skin-Fermented Sauvignon Blanc. Utterly Kiwi in orient but far more textured and musky than a typical NZ Sauvignon Blanc. Tropical notes with undertones of sage and cilantro. This year’s vintage is cleaner than the last, but no less of a funky natural delight. 

Theo Cole makes wine that could be described as unplugged, raw, natural or naked. “These are basically pre-technology wines” is how he sums it up. Theo hails from New Zealand, but the inspiration for his personal winemaking project came from further afield. The Hermit Ram is a gnarly etching that showed up while he was travelling in Italy. Framed in his living room back in Canterbury NZ, it glowered down at all and sundry for years. 

ORGANIC and NATURAL.