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Name: Clos SAOUMA ARIOSO 2009
Brand: Vitis Epicuria
Price: 171 EUR
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Rating: 4.8 (113 reviews)

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Clos SAOUMA ARIOSO 2009

Appellation : CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE

Millésime : 2009

Color : Red

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Clos SAOUMA ARIOSO 2010

Appellation : CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE

Millésime : 2010

Color : Red

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Clos SAOUMA OMNIA 2011

Appellation : CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE

Millésime : 2011

Color : Red

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Domaine Saouma, founded in 2009 by Mounir and Rotem Saouma in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, now encompasses 12 hectares in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation and 12 hectares in Côtes du Rhône Villages. Owners of the prestigious Burgundian négociant Lucien Le Moine since 1999, the couple applies a minimalist Burgundy-inspired approach in the Southern Rhône, focusing on Grenache and white varietals with extended ageing of up to 60 months. The estate stands out for its unusual 40% white wine production, acclaimed for finesse, purity and mineral depth.

L'histoire du domaine

The story of Domaine Saouma begins in 2009, when Mounir Saouma and Rotem Brakin, already established in Beaune since 1999 with their négociant house Lucien Le Moine, acquired 2 hectares on the legendary Pignan lieu-dit in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. This parcel, planted in 1940 and 1961, adjoined exceptional terroirs including Rayas' Bois de Rayas. A sale conducted through the French state presented an opportunity to acquire neglected land where such purchases would have been impossible in Burgundy. The attraction was twofold: personal, with many friends in the region, and technical, driven by fascination with Grenache and the diversity of Rhône terroirs. This first acquisition gave birth to the Arioso cuvée. The estate gradually expanded through successive acquisitions of abandoned parcels: in 2011, a desolate plot in Orange would yield Inopia. Today, the domaine encompasses 12 hectares across all five communes of the appellation — Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Courthezon, Orange, Bédarrides and Sorgues — plus 12 hectares in Côtes du Rhône Villages at Sérignan-du-Comtat.

Le terroir

The Domaine Saouma vineyard unfolds across a mosaic of terroirs throughout the five communes of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation, each contributing its geological singularity: sand at Pignan, dense limestone at Pierredon (Bédarrides), clay and rolled river stones called 'grès' at Orange, variable mistral exposure depending on the parcel. This diversity of soils — sand, pebbles, clay, limestone — and exposures forms the heart of the estate's philosophy. Mounir Saouma has worked to improve drainage, applies organic amendments and accepts the naturally low yields from his parcels, sometimes as low as one tonne per hectare on the old Grenache vines of Pignan. The estate practices environmentally respectful viticulture with biodynamic methods, high-density plantings (up to 4,700 vines per hectare versus the 3,500 average) and refuses all fertiliser inputs to favour quality over quantity. The gravity-fed winery with a deep, cool cellar enables long vinifications and ageing without racking, fining or filtration, in a combination of foudres, concrete eggs and tanks, and 500-litre demi-muids.

Les vins

The Domaine Saouma range comprises around ten cuvées split between Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Côtes du Rhône Villages, with a rare particularity: 40% white wine production, whilst the appellation accounts for only 3 to 5%. In red, Arioso — from century-old Grenache at Pignan with minimal yields — embodies the estate's quintessence: depth, finesse and fruit purity. Omnia ('all' in Latin) blends fruit from nine lieux-dits across all five communes to offer a panoramic vision of the appellation, vinified and aged in foudres, cement and demi-muids. In white, Magis ('much more' in Latin) comes from the limestone Pierredon vineyard in Bédarrides: a blend of Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Roussanne and Bourboulenc, aged 18 to 24 months on lees, it achieves depth and minerality comparable to great white Burgundy Crus. Inopia ('made from nothing' in Latin), in Côtes du Rhône Villages, springs from a vineyard planted in 2014 on abandoned land in Orange: Grenache-dominant with Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault and Counoise, it offers finesse and gracefulness rarely seen in the appellation. Certain cuvées are also aged in amphorae (Amphorae Pignan, Crau, Pierredon, La Bigote) for pure, unvarnished terroir expression. The overall style favours purity, tension and elegance over power — a 'Burgundy of the Rhône' that nonetheless remains profoundly southern.

Le vigneron

Mounir Saouma, born in Lebanon in 1967, and Rotem Brakin, an Israeli agronomist engineer born in 1975, form an exceptional duo in the wine world. Mounir's journey is atypical: trained in winemaking at a monastery near Jerusalem where he lived for seven years alongside his uncle, the abbot, he pursued oenology studies in Montpellier then refined his craft in Burgundy and California before settling in Beaune in 1995. His encounter with Rotem, from a cheesemaking family, gave birth in 1999 to Lucien Le Moine — an ultra-qualitative Burgundian micro-négociant that has become a global reference. Mounir describes himself as a 'time traveller' whose spiritual roots lie in the nineteenth century: fascinated by ancient techniques, he recognises no school and charts his own course with constant intellectual curiosity. His philosophy rests on self-effacement, time and respect for terroir: prolonged cold macerations, slow spontaneous fermentations, ageing that can reach 60 months without racking or intervention, minimal and late sulphite additions. Rotem is actively involved in estate management and export — the couple have worked together in total harmony for over 25 years. Their dual venture — Burgundy and Rhône — embodies a coherent and singular body of work, acclaimed by international critics and sought after by collectors worldwide.

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