SAVAGE RED
2015
| Grapes | Cinsault |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | South Africa, Western Cape |
| ABV | 13% |
A blend of 67% Syrah, 9% Touriga Nacional, 9% Cinsault and 6% Grenache. This curious blend made with grapes from Swartland and Stellenbosch is an absolute gem. Soft and downy texture delivers delicious mountain strawberry notes with a touch of red plum-skin. Lovely clove and high floral aromatics. There is lots to consider and lots to enjoy here. A sophisticated, intriguing wine that builds in the glass - the detailed close-knit layers becoming weightier and richer and broader in time. More intense and beguiling with every sip. L&S (Jan 2019)
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The 2015 Savage Red is actually being released after the 2016 and marks the last release in this style, according to Duncan Savage, as the 2017 will be 100% Syrah and will move toward Stellenbosch, from 2018 tapping the vineyard purchased by Johan Reyneke adjacent to his own estate (also shared with Mark Kent of Boekenhoutskloof.) It has an extravagant bouquet, quite showy and generous, with more red fruit than black, offering wild strawberry and cranberry and hints of dried prune and incense. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannin, quite tight and surprisingly savoury at the moment, delivering nice grip on the finish and a ferrous aftertaste. Excellent. Drinking range: 2019 - 2029 Rating: 92 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Aug 2018)
Savage
Duncan Savage is a very talented winemaker who's reputation was made at Cape Point where he has been making very serious wines for years. 'Savage' is his own venture where he discovers fascinating plots of great fruit and makes blends, each year slightly different, depending what he finds and cannot resist.
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