Soumah of the Yarra Valley “Solero” Wild Savagnin #2

A blend of several vintages of Soumah’s Hexham blocks of Savagnin, aged in a solera-system of lie-down ceramic bombs, akin to kipping minions, this is a marvel. A mind-bending combo of funk and precision, aromatic of freshly peeled almond-skins, dill and apricot stones, over a rich but focussed palate, ultimately dry, or is it?

The wine has that trademark linear citrus line, but it is fused with the brooding flavours of age-old tradition. Some people call it ‘wine with funk’; we love it for its structure, depth, and wild ancient origins.

Savagnin or Savagnin Blanc — not to be confused with Sauvignon Blanc — is a white wine grape with green-skinned berries. Its history is complicated but was first recorded in the Tyrolean village of Tramin in the 10th century.