Clos Saouma Syrah Nihil 1.5L 2016
Clos Saouma Syrah Nihil 2016 is a rare, small-production Syrah crafted by Mounir and Rotem Saouma, the visionary husband-and-wife team behind both Clos Saouma in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and the celebrated Burgundian négociant house Lucien Le Moine. Produced according to the estate's philosophy of minimal intervention, Nihil is designed to express Syrah in its purest form while combining Rhône intensity with Burgundian precision and elegance.
The exceptional 2016 vintage offers a deeply aromatic profile of blackberry, black cherry, violet, cracked black pepper, olive tapenade, smoked meat, graphite, and exotic spice. The palate is rich and layered, with concentrated dark fruit, savoury complexity, and finely integrated tannins balanced by remarkable freshness and mineral tension. Notes of licorice, herbs, earth, and cured meats emerge with aeration, leading to a long, persistent finish marked by both power and finesse. Inspired by the Saoumas' pursuit of terroir transparency, the wine delivers impressive depth while maintaining purity and balance.
Now approaching maturity, the 2016 vintage has begun to reveal additional tertiary nuances while retaining vibrant fruit and structure. In magnum format (1500ml), the wine evolves more slowly and gracefully, offering exceptional ageing potential for another decade or more. Nihil stands as one of the Rhône Valley's most distinctive Syrah bottlings, marrying concentration, complexity, and elegance in equal measure.
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Clos Saouma Syrah Nihil 2016 is a rare, small-production Syrah crafted by Mounir and Rotem Saouma, the visionary husband-and-wife team behind both Clos Saouma in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and the celebrated Burgundian négociant house Lucien Le Moine. Produced according to the estate's philosophy of minimal intervention, Nihil is designed to express Syrah in its purest form while combining Rhône intensity with Burgundian precision and elegance.
The exceptional 2016 vintage offers a deeply aromatic profile of blackberry, black cherry, violet, cracked black pepper, olive tapenade, smoked meat, graphite, and exotic spice. The palate is rich and layered, with concentrated dark fruit, savoury complexity, and finely integrated tannins balanced by remarkable freshness and mineral tension. Notes of licorice, herbs, earth, and cured meats emerge with aeration, leading to a long, persistent finish marked by both power and finesse. Inspired by the Saoumas' pursuit of terroir transparency, the wine delivers impressive depth while maintaining purity and balance.
Now approaching maturity, the 2016 vintage has begun to reveal additional tertiary nuances while retaining vibrant fruit and structure. In magnum format (1500ml), the wine evolves more slowly and gracefully, offering exceptional ageing potential for another decade or more. Nihil stands as one of the Rhône Valley's most distinctive Syrah bottlings, marrying concentration, complexity, and elegance in equal measure.
