The Hermit Ram Sauvignon Blanc Zealandia 2022 SPDESSERT the inaugural release in a

the inaugural release in a new prestige tier launched in 2024 to mark the house's 280th anniversary

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citrus (pomelo)

and almost nobody in California plants it

The Hermit Ram Sauvignon Blanc Zealandia 2022 SPDESSERT the inaugural release in aNot your typical New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. Zealandia is Theo Coles' skin fermented take, where the fruit spends weeks on its skins to become a genuine orange wine rather than the usual zippy white. Coles farms organically and biodynamically in North Canterbury and works with almost no inputs: wild fermentation, minimal sulfur, unfined and unfiltered. The skin contact swaps the variety's familiar gooseberry brightness for something earthier and