The Hermit Ram Field Blend Amphora 2021 RFLASH the wine that proved Napa

the wine that proved Napa could do a Bordeaux-style blend on its own terms

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The Hermit Ram Field Blend Amphora 2021 RFLASH the wine that proved NapaThe 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