| Entry Information |
| Soumah Pty Ltd |
| 2023 |
| 38 |
| 38#3 |
| SOUMAH |
| Hexham Vineyard Botrytis Viognier |
| 2020 |
| Single Vineyard |
| Lucas Hoorn |
| Yes |
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| Judging Results |
| Bronze |
| lifted fruits, more acid, some marmalde, citrus peel, fresh acidity, has length and wt, |
| medium lemon, nose a bit sulphidey, bit hard and angular. not a treat. |
| dank, has some spritz on the palate and a touch of VA |
| bit grubby, sweet dried fruits. very sweet, very acid |
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| Varietal: Viognier, GI: Yarra Valley, 100% |
| Montpellier 1968, Roostock: SO4, 100% |
| Clay,Deep |
| 130 Metres above sea level |
| 3100 Vines / Ha |
| 1997 |
| Dripper |
| Sustainable |
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| Wine Making Information |
| Stainless Steel 100% |
| Stainless Steel 100% |
| 10 / Nov / 2020 |
| Screw |
| 560 |
| 130 grams / litre (0 to 300) |
| Botrytis |
| False |
| The late summer of 2020 was quite wet and as Viognier is susceptible to Botrytis, the grey mould started to develop on some branches before the crop was ripe. We decided to run with the natural development, leaving the crop hang out and for the mould to take hold, shrivelling the grapes and intensifying the sugar content. We then handpicked the fruit and fermented the juice in stainless steel before transferring to barrel for eight months prior to bottling our first ‘noble rot’ sticky white wine. |
| Scott McCarthy |
