Follow The Line 2022

The flagship of Duncan Savage. The wine has a smoky tone, lots of red fruit, floral notes (like rose) and a mineral undertone. The taste is slender and elegant with silky tannins.

Grape variety cinsault

Style Rich & Exuberant

Format 750 ml

Available

€33.30

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Savage Wines	South Africa	Darling

About the winemaker Duncan Savage graduated from Elsenburg Agricultural College in 2002, as one of the top students. That same year, he also began working as a winemaker at Cape Point Vineyards. In 2004, he additionally became responsible for the vineyards, or viticulturist. Duncan is a traditional winemaker, so he also uses traditional winemaking methods in the cellar. He works not only with stainless steel tanks, but also with oak barrels and clay amphorae. In 2011 he was given the opportunity to start making wines under his own name. Over the years Duncan has learned to deal with vineyards located on the coast and at higher altitudes, so-called coolclimate terroir. The knowledge he has gained is reflected in the wines under his own name. The red wines do not have a high alcohol content. They are rather slender and elegant, rather than thick and ripe, as one so often sees in the new world.

Vineyard management Practising organics

Details

Vineyard	Duncan Savage selected the fruit from the vineyards of his close friend Boetie van Reenen who sadly passed away in 2018 due to a tragic accident. The vineyards were planted in Boetie's birth year (1981) and can be found in Darling. The grapes are hand-picked.
Vinification	After harvest, the grapes are fermented and aged in new and old large wooden barrels of French oak. 50% of the grapes were fermented as a whole-bunch. There is minimal intervention during vinification, to allow as much terroir as possible to be reflected in the wines.
Vintage	2022
Oak aging	Yes
Ageing potential	10 years and more after harvest
Alcohol percentage	13%
Closure	Natural cork