The Hermit Ram Amphora Salty White

Region: North Canterbury < New ZealandGrape: Sauvignon BlancVineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified organic farming (BioGro); glacialgravel soils; whole clusters fermented on skins in mostly then maturedvmostly in Spanish amphora (tinaja), except for a few neutral barrels which were left untopped to develop a flor, for a month then blended and bottled after malolactic, unfined/unfiltered, with no added So2; zero-zero; 11.5% ABVWinemaker: Theo ColesTheo Coles is the Hermit Ram, and he makes super raw, authenticexpressions of New Zealand's unique terroir -- he calls them"pre-technology wines". He doesn't own vineyards, but sources fruit from tiny vineyards throughout the Canterbury region of New Zealand and makes wines with basically no intervention, just loads of soul.Like this 100% whole cluster, skin-fermented Sauvignon Blanc, matured in amphora except for a few barrels which were left untopped to develop a flor and amplify saltiness.  Because Theo has a whole big thing about finding salt