SAVAGE FOLLOW THE LINE CINSAULT 2021

Duncan Savage established his own label in 2011 having previously been the winemaker at Cape Point Vineyards. Through careful selection of excellent vineyard sites around the Western Cape and an intuitive winemaking style, he has quickly forged a reputation as one of South Africa’s finest producers.

Winery notes (2021 Vintage)
"Cinsault from a 41 year old dry farmed bush vine vineyard in Darling. The vines are grown in decomposed granite on a south facing slope which gets battered by the prevailing south east wind off the cold Atlantic. We have worked with this vineyard since 2011 and the level of consistency and purity never ceases to amaze.

Follow the Line always displays aromatic purity, strawberries, cherries, rose petals and violets. The 2021 vintage showcases all of this with a little more texture and richness courtesy of the warm vintage. The vines adapted incredibly to the challenges and have yielded an extremely complex wine with the characteristic freshness of granitic soils. Follow the Line drinks beautifully young but will age well up to 10 years."

96/100 Jamie Godde, wineanorak.com, March 2023 (2021 Vintage)
"Fresh raspberry and redcurrant fruit here. Very fine and perfumed with great acidity. So fresh and drinkable with light structure and yet great definition. So expressive."

93/100 Kasia Sobiesiak, The Wine Front, April 2024 (2021 Vintage)
"Tense, tart but ripe. Pomegranate juice and refreshing aniseed finish. Touch of vanilla bean/caramel top note. Fine tannins and lightness with a cheeky peppery pinch in the finish. Lovely stuff."

16.5/20 Julia Harding MW, JansicRobinson.com, October 2022 (2021 Vintage)
"Mid to light cherry red. Pure, peppery, non-sweet fruit that makes me think of small wild berries. Both creamy and slightly chewy. Gentle, deceptively gentle, very long. Fresh bite on the finish. Dangerously drinkable."