Soumah Savarro 2012

The little Savagnin grape is creating an experience in Australia. The winemakers of Australia are in full swing of understanding which variety works in which area. This wine in't made in the Jura, heaviliy oxidised, style but it has the acidity that would see that sort of style work well. On the vines the grapes are a majestic green colour and there is not much more than 500 hectares of this variety in the world. The variety naturally crops at lower levels and is one of the later varieties to be picked.

Soumah Savarro 2012

The wine starts out ultra light and stays in that framework for the whole period that I stayed with it. On entry the flavours of smoked lemon, orange rind, wild green herds and spice flow up my tongue without any sort of weight but from the mid-palate on there is a textural component that kicks in. The acid line of the wine is rather sharp as it cuts down my tongue like a knives edge and that works brilliantly with any spicy Asian sort of cuisine.

Alcohol: 12%
Price: $26
Rated: 88
Drink: Now - 2017