SOUMAH Wild Savagnin Solero No. 3
- 93
- $110
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An interesting project from the Soumah team. Since 2015, they’ve been layering vintage over vintage (2015, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023) to start a Solero system. The fruit has been handpicked and foot stomped with fermentation taking place in clay eggs with 100% solids and no stirring. It shows attractive briny salinity and macadamia nuttiness to start before lemon pith, cheesecloth and mandarin skin. The salinity builds with air along with green apple skin and sourdough notes adding complexity, and there’s a subtle sweet pop of jasmine in the mix, too. It’s tangy and fresh rather than a more overtly oxidative Jura style, and works brilliantly. The palate is a bitter and saline affair with a white vermouth bite. Citrus preserves, green almond, cheesecloth, tart green apple, orange citrus peel. There’s some subtle bitter chew through the finish and a piercing acid line that slices everything up and provides a lovely saline wash to good length. This evolves and unfurls magically in the glass with the result being a Savignan of complexity, structure and huge interest. A great release.
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.
