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2019 The Hermit Ram Sauvignon Blanc Skin Fermented
Sauvignon Blanc
- New Zealand
- South Island
- Canterbury
- North Canterbury
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Community Tasting Notes 7
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Martin Redmond Likes this wine: 91 points
June 9, 2023 - Slightly hazy pale amber/gold color with exuberant nectarine confit, orange blossom, passion fruit, fresh ginger, and a hint of petrichor aromas. On the palate, it's medium-bodied and dry with bright, mouth-watering acidity and a hint of tannins. It shows nectarine, dried apricot, yellow plum, mandarin orange, and passion fruit flavors with a very appealing saline minerality and lengthy finish.
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lemerick Likes this wine: 91 points
February 15, 2022 - I wasn't sure what to expect after reading the other CT reviews but I thoroughly enjoyed this bottle. Unfined and unfiltered - it could be that there is some bottle variation, or it could be that some tasters stumbled into natural wine without knowing what they were getting into.
The wine is cloudy, pale yellow with intense tropical fruit aromas of pineapple syrup and mango. Bone dry on the palate; wet stone and graphite with just a wisp of chalky tannin and medium to strong acidity. Paired w/ piri piri shrimp and lemony arugula salad - delicious. -
Canoehead wrote: flawed
April 30, 2021 - Poured cloudy, opaque and unstable. Fruity esters on the nose like a sour IPA. This wine has definitely gone through a second fermentation in the bottle. Classic non-interventionist move by a natural wine winemaker ... don’t add stabilizing SO2 prior to bottling .. god forbid! This is a sour, funky mess that should not be labeled as wine. Back to the drawing board.
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M.Batard Does not like this wine: 75 points
March 16, 2021 - We all hated this, and poured it out. We’re fans of NZ sauvignon blanc, and not averse to unfiltered wine or ‘orange’ wines left on the skins. This was unpleasant.
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legarejm Likes this wine: 90 points
January 2, 2021 - Could not agree more with Beerzebub's review. Peachy, passionfruits, hay, mineral. Loved it!
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2019
- Type Orange
- Producer The Hermit Ram
- Varietal Sauvignon Blanc
- Designation Skin Fermented
- Vineyard n/a
- Country New Zealand
- Region South Island
- SubRegion Canterbury
- Appellation North Canterbury
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 20 (43%)
- Consumed 26 (57%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
89% Like It 9 votes
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