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Savage Follow The Line 2023
R406.00
Cinsault from a 42-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 wind off the cold Atlantic. They have worked with this vineyard since 2011 and the level of consistency and purity never ceases to amaze.
Grapes are meticulously sorted in both vineyard and winery to ensure only the best bunches are processed. 50% wholebunch spontaneous fermentation with gentle extraction and 2 weeks on the skins. Basket pressing is followed by a year in older foudre, amphora and old 500L barrels before bottling.
Follow the Line always displays aromatic purity, strawberries, cherries, rose petals, violets and subtle white pepper. Soft and perfumed with the characteristic freshness of granitic soils. Follow the Line drinks beautifully young, but will age well up to 10 years.
ANALYSIS: ALC 13% | RS 1.5 g/l | TA 4.6 g/l | pH 3.6
3 in stock
Description
“The Salt River cellar operation has grown somewhat and we remain firmly entrenched in the heart of Cape Town. New development comes in the form of our investment in viticulture. We continue to oversee all our vineyards focusing on the replanting of dead vines, extensive mulching, sustainable farming and attention to detail in general. The most exciting project is coming in the form of an extreme 1 hectare Syrah planting in Stellenbosch, which is one of the steepest and lowest solar radiation sites in the Western Cape. While challenging, these new projects have the potential to produce some of SA’s most exciting wines, and we have a few in the pipeline.” – Duncan Savage
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