Soumah Hexham Pinot Noir 2024 750ml (6 Bottle Pack)

Brand: Soumah (Single Vineyard Series)

Release Name: Hexham Pinot Noir (Single Vineyard)

Wine Style / Type: Cool-Climate Red Wine, Savoury and Elegant Style

Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir (Four Clones)

Age: 2024 Vintage

Volume: 750ml Bottle

Alc / Vol (%): 13.6%

Country: Australia

Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria (Hexham Vineyard, Beside the Soumah Cellar Door)

Cask Type: Fermented with Indigenous Yeasts, Matured in Premium French Oak

Limited Edition: No (Soumah's Standing Annual Hexham Single Vineyard Pinot Noir Release)

Award Winner: Not independently confirmed with a specific score for the 2024 vintage at time of writing — prior vintages of this wine have scored consistently in the low-to-mid 90s from multiple independent critics

Soumah of Yarra Valley, beautifully situated in the premium dress-circle of Victoria's iconic winemaking country, stands as a premier institution dedicated to crafting world-class cool-climate wine portfolios. The legendary house focuses heavily on translating distinct site provenance directly into the glass, utilizing specialized northern Italian and traditional French varietals to forge an un-compromised identity. By prioritizing low-intervention processing methods, gravity cellaring, and single-vineyard micro-vinification, the modern winemaking team consistently pushes the parameters of quality. Highly celebrated by global wine show panels and independent sommelier circles alike, Soumah remains a top-flight titan of premium Australian viticulture.

Hexham is one of Soumah's own single vineyards, planted with four distinct Pinot Noir clones that are blended together specifically to build a classic, cool-climate style with real elegance and savoury complexity rather than relying on a single clonal character. Fermentation uses indigenous (wild) yeasts, and the wine spends a lengthy maturation period in premium French oak to develop earthy depth alongside the fruit. Pinot Noir is one of the most demanding grape varieties to grow well — it dislikes heat but needs sun, and requires well-drained soils and cool summer nights — and the Yarra Valley is one of the few Australian regions with the pedigree to consistently produce Pinot Noir of real quality, a reputation Soumah has built on with careful site selection at Hexham. Reviewers have consistently praised the consistency across Soumah's whole range, and this single-vineyard Pinot Noir sits above the entry-level d'Soumah Pinot Noir as a more serious, structured expression of the variety. It's an excellent match for grilled spatchcock with braised lentils, or roasted mushrooms and pecorino polenta, and a strong pick for Pinot Noir drinkers wanting genuine Yarra Valley single-vineyard character.