Soumah of the Yarra Valley Hexham Chardonnay offers a rich and complex palate, featuring notes of preserved lemons, toasted hazelnuts, and fennel. This well-balanced wine pairs perfectly with roast monkfish, sea-bream, French onion soup, and spatchcock chicken. Sophisticated, charming and delicious and well worth the price. Traditionally fares well in the Single Vineyard Category at Aussie Wine Awards.

Critic Review

Decanter World Wine Awards: 90Pts Silver Medal

"Floral, classic nose, lifted and aromatic showing wildflowers and blossom, lemon and nutmeg. Juicy, citrus-driven acidity. Very fresh mineral finish."
Decanter Panel for DWWA 2023

About the Producer

Soumah of the Yarra Valley is a producer of fine wines from the region. A hidden gem located down a country lane, in the dress circle of the cool Warramate foothills of Gruyere. Soumah set out to make wine with the charm of northern Italy but the provenance of the Yarra Valley. Situated an average of 120 metres above sea level, the vineyard is elevated above the valley floor. The ancient sandy-clay loams with broken sandstone shape the small yield and define the detail in these precise, focussed expressions of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Vineyard and Winery

The fruit was handpicked, whole bunch pressed and then barrel fermented with 100% wild yeast. The wine was then matured on lees in these Barriques and Puncheons for eight months with partial malolactic fermentation to create depth and finesse.