Hermit Ram Shell Pinot Noir 2019 Magnum

Created partly out of necessity and partly out of inspiration. In 2019 I was only able to harvest tiny, but beautiful, quantities of Limestone Hills and Arden fruit. Not even enough to fill a barrel of each wine.

Unsure what I should do, I left them to sit, unadulterated in tank, until I worked out how on earth I make such limited wines available to all. In the meantime, when planning the vineyard I planted last November, I decided to taste the two 2019 wines. By my reckoning, the wine from the new site should have the fizz and pop of Limestone Hills and textural sensuality of Arden. Out of curiosity, I did a rough 50:50 blend of the two 2019 wines in my glass, and to my surprise the result was delicious! I was so wedded to single site expressions, I had never stopped to see if they’d actually work together. A great discovery. - Theo Coles, Winemaker