Follow The Line 2021 Cinsault has a palate that is ‘seemingly almost weightless… with fresh acidity and fine tannins,’ enthuses Christian. ‘Possessing arresting fruit purity, this is very elegant.’
There are beautiful aromatics and definition in the Grenache-based 2021 Thief In The Night. The fruit comes from the same Piekenierskloof Grenache vineyard as Eben’s Soldaat. The 2021 is broad-textured, salty and bone dry – ‘just very harmonious’, opines Christian.
The Savage releases below have been sold on allocation. To be added to the allocation list for future releases, please email lauren@winecellar.co.za.
Never Been Asked To Dance 2021 is a testament to the meticulous work Duncan is doing in the vineyards. The wine is exquisitely balanced with concentrated stone fruit, focused salinity, zesty acidity, and a pithy, textured finish.
The Are We There Yet 2021 is ‘the most improved wine in the range’, according to Christian. It offers weight and power without losing clarity of fruit and detail. From vineyards in Malgas, it’s a 50/50 blend of Touriga Naçional and Syrah.
The Girl Next Door 2021, from a 0.38ha vineyard in Fish Hoek, offers incredible intensity, brightness, length, and a bone-dry, savoury palate. Another Syrah with a cult following in South Africa.
Lastly, the Not Tonight Josephine 2021 is a unique representation of straw wine, boasting dried apricot, marmalade and naartjie notes entwined with hay, salinity, and dried thyme. Super scarce and allocated.
