SOUMAH Crescent Moon Methode Traditionelle 2020
- 94
- $75
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Named in honour of the belief that vineyard work attuned to the cycles of the moon produces superior results, this is a blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay that spent four years on lees with a ‘light’ dosage. Pear, walnut, green apple, and lemon quickly sink into autolytic notes of brioche, salted cracker, and cookie dough, making for a lovely, complex, and inviting perfume. The palate opens with a fine bead, adding alluring texture along with tightly wound notes of green apple skin bitterness and lemony tang before being similarly softened and filled out by leesy complexity – cashew cream and salted cracker again. There’s good drive through the palate, lovely cooling acidity, and some fine-grained, chalky phenolic grip to the sides, leading to long, citrusy length. I like the crystalline linearity and focus here, with some breadth of flavour and texture brought about by the lees. Nicely done.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
