The Hermit Ram Field Blend Amphora 2021 tag A unique magnum for a

A unique magnum for a long table

This is the most delicate wine in the Marguet range: where the Shaman cuvées draw power from Grand Cru Pinot Noir

The Viognier co-fermentation is a Northern Rhone trick that gives lift and aromatic snap to the Grenache and Syrah core

which doesn't happen often enough

then the spirit is rested before bottling

The Hermit Ram Field Blend Amphora 2021 tag A unique magnum for aThe Hermit Ram is the wildly idiosyncratic project of Theo Coles in North Canterbury, New Zealand, where he makes wine with almost zero inputs from organically and biodynamically farmed fruit. This Field Blend is a co ferment of white and red grapes picked and fermented together, exactly as they grow in one of the region's oldest vineyards: Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Gewurztraminer all in one. Six weeks on skins followed