SAVAGE Follow The Line
2024 • 750ml • 13.0%
- South Africa > Darling
- Cinsault
- Duck, lamb skewers, mushroom dishes or anything cooked over fire.
Like a bunch of wild flowers dropped into a bowl of fresh cherries. Light on its feet, all perfume and brightness, with a gentle earthy pull underneath that keeps it grounded. Made by Duncan Savage, one of South Africa’s most respected winemakers. If you like Pinot Noir, this is very much your kind of red.
COLIN'S NOTE
This is old vine Cinsault doing exactly what it should do. Pale, fragrant and effortless, with lifted florals, crunchy red fruit and a sense of clarity that never tries too hard. Whole bunch and gentle handling give shape without weight. One of those reds that disappears from the glass faster than you expect.
IN SHORT
Perfumed, elegant red that just glides
SAVAGE
Duncan Savage is widely regarded as South Africa’s master of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. A former Cape Point Vineyards winemaker turned independent, he draws on high altitude and coastal sites across the Western Cape, working with minimal intervention and a finely tuned understanding of oxidative handling and oak. His wines are defined by restraint rather than force: layered, saline and quietly powerful. Revered by peers, including Eben Sadie, Savage Wines now sit among the most sought after bottles in the Cape.
