Wines
Salty White
Salty White is a highly characterful, low-intervention natural white wine. Crafted in the limestone-rich North Canterbury region of the South Island, it is celebrated for its unique, texture-driven profile that balances vibrant fruit with a distinct coastal salinity and a touch of wild funk.
| Taste & Aromas | Pronounced brine, preserved lemon, and tropical notes like pineapple, pear, grapefruit, and ripe apple. Light meadow flowers, jasmine, green herbs, lemon verbena, and subtle lychee.T |
| Texture | Saturated and voluminous on the mid-palate with a chalky freshness and light, grippy tannins from skin contact. Ranges between a skinsy white and a light orange wine, usually sitting at a highly drinkable. |
| Winemaking | The exact grape blend can vary slightly by vintage, but it always centers on capturing an unconventional "New Zealand-ness": The Grapes: Typically a base of Sauvignon Blanc blended with aromatic varieties like Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, or Riesling depending on the harvest. Grapes are naturally farmed from organic vineyards and whole-bunch fermented using wild yeasts. Production relies on old-world techniques, splitting the batch across stainless steel tanks and clay amphorae. The Flor: Crucially, a portion of the wine is left un-topped in barrels to develop a layer of flor (a veil of yeast). This protects the wine while injecting its signature "dirty martini" briny complexity. Whit a minimal intervention the final blend is bottled completely un-fined and un-filtered, containing no added sulfites. |
NEW ZEALAND ~ North Canterbury Waipara Valley: The Hermit Ram
The Hermit Ram has been producing wine for over a decade, working across New Zealand with growers in distinctive places. The wines are shaped by site, season, and restraint.
They are naturally fermented, handled minimally, and released when ready. Some vineyards are long-standing relationships. One vineyard is still being established.
These sites are chosen for exposure, natural tension, and their ability to retain definition over time rather than volume. Alongside this, a vineyard is being established on limestone in the Waipara Gorge. The site is young and not yet producing wine. It is difficult, wind-exposed, and slow to settle.
Nothing from this place is rushed. Nothing is promised.
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