Wines

Pinot Noir Zealandia

Zealandia Pinot Noir is a highly distinctive natural red wine produced on the region of New Zealand's South Island. It is specifically crafted as a regional blend to capture a multi-terroir snapshot of North Canterbury, bringing together fruit grown on a diverse mix of clay-limestone, gravel, basalt, and volcanic soils. It is highly recommended to serve this natural red with a slight chill.

Technical Specifications
Aging	The wine is matured in a combination of Tinajas (lined Spanish clay amphorae), stainless steel tanks, and old oak barrels. It is bottled completely un-fined and un-filtered with only a minimal addition of sulphur.
Profile & Tasting Notes Style	Light, perfumed, and rustic with an untamed, natural character. Bursting with vibrant aromas of red fruit, wild blueberries, sour cherries, violets, and rose hips, overlaid with a smoky, balsamic rinse. The palate is crunchy, highly structural, and mineral-forward. It balances a smoky, savoury depth with a distinct saline (salty) acidity derived from the regional limestone seabed soils. Tannins are incredibly fine and integrated. Alcohol content usually sits around 12.5%
Food Pairing	Because of its bright, thirst-quenching acidity and delicate tannin structure, this wine pairs beautifully with meaty or oily fish such as grilled salmon, tuna, or mackerel, as well as light duck dishes or earthy mushroom risottos.

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.