Soumah Single Vineyard Late Harvest Viognier 2024 500ml

“Luscious late harvest Viognier with honeyed apricot, candied ginger and fresh citrus lift.”

Soumah Single Vineyard Late Harvest Viognier 2024 is a rich, beautifully balanced dessert wine from the Yarra Valley, combining Viognier's naturally fragrant personality with the concentration that comes from late harvested fruit.

Honeyed apricot leads the way, joined by candied ginger, cumquat peel and ripe citrus. The palate is luscious and sweet, but importantly it does not become heavy or cloying. A fine line of mineral acidity keeps everything fresh before a long, honeyed finish.

This is the bottle to reach for when dessert deserves something better than whatever was left open from dinner. Sweet enough to feel indulgent, fresh enough that finishing the glass is hardly going to be a problem.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Honeyed apricot and ripe stone fruit with candied ginger and fragrant citrus peel.

Palate: Luscious and sweet with concentrated apricot, honey and citrus, balanced by fresh mineral acidity.

Finish: Long and elegant with lingering honeyed fruit, ginger and citrus freshness.

Halliday Wine Companion - 93 Points

Bright gold with green tinges. All ripe apricots and white peaches together with a little quince and acacia honey. It's unctuous and sweet in the mouth yet not remotely heavy, finishing honeyed and long. I'm thinking that not-overly-sweet, fruit-based desserts and soft cheeses would be an excellent match. Philip Rich

Serving Suggestions

Try it with peach tart, crème brûlée, panna cotta, lemon desserts or fruit based pastries. Soumah specifically suggests grilled peach tart with vanilla zabaglione.

It is also excellent with soft cheese, where the combination of sweetness, apricot and fresh acidity works particularly well.

About The Winery

Soumah is based at Gruyere in the Yarra Valley, with a strong focus on cool climate varieties and wine styles that suit the region.

This particular wine comes from Soumah's Yering vineyard. Importantly, the 2024 is a late harvest Viognier rather than a Botrytis wine. The fruit was allowed to remain on the vine and naturally concentrate before harvest, producing a sweet wine with generous flavour while retaining enough acidity to keep the finish fresh.

Dessert wine can sometimes feel like hard work after a large meal. This one has enough freshness to make a fairly persuasive argument for finding room.

Cellaring Potential

The 2024 is already drinking beautifully for its vibrant apricot, ginger, honey and citrus character.

It can also be cellared for several years, allowing the fresh fruit to develop richer honeyed, marmalade and dried fruit complexity.

Collector’s Note

The 2024 was also selected among the standout wines in Young Gun of Wine's blind tasting of Australian dessert wines, with tasters highlighting its combination of ripe citrus, honey, floral spice and balanced acidity.

Details

Producer: Soumah
Vintage: 2024
Variety: Viognier
Vineyard: Yering
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria
Bottle Size: 500ml
Wine Style: Late Harvest Dessert Wine
Wine Sweetness: Sweet
Wine Body: Full Bodied
ABV: 11%
Closure: Screw Cap
Key Flavours: Honeyed Apricot, Candied Ginger, Cumquat Peel, Citrus, Honey