Prestigious Family Wineries
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Prestigious family wineries | Thelema Mountain Vineyards, Raats Family Wines and Savage Wines
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Duncan Savage, a trailblazing winemaker, produces some of SA’s most sought-after wines. They are something of a contradiction; ‘savage’ in their essence of minimal intervention winemaking, but utterly sophisticated in their elegance, drinkability and poise. Every year his following grows, with some of these wines reaching a cult-like status. He sources grapes from across the Western Cape winelands and his cellars are based in Salt River.
Straw wine made from 100% Chenin Blanc grown on rocky sandstone from the Pienenierskloof farm of Tierhoek was dried for three weeks and then left for five days on its skins as whole-bunches followed by foot treading. Resulting grapes were basket pressed into small barrels for the remainder of fermentation and for a further 10 months of ageing.
Critics Ratings
‘Air-dried Chenin from Piekerskloof. 2018 satiny, with intense, luscious peach flavours rounded by older-oak ferment/ageing. Good balance between sugar & acid ensures clean, uncloying finish. Just 11% alcohol.’ - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2021, 4.5* (91/100)
‘The 2018 Not Tonight Josephine is Duncan Savage’s sweet wine: a pure Chenin dried on straw for two weeks and matured for 11 months in 500-liter barrels. It has a superb, well-defined bouquet of dried honey, praline, mango and pineapple fruit that bursts with aeration. The palate is sweet and viscous on the entry, and a killer seam of acidity cuts through the apricot and mango fruit, leading to an ebullient finish. Brilliant.’ - Neal Martin, Vinous, 96/100 (Oct 2019)
‘Dark yellow golden in colour, the nose exhibits fabulously exotic notes of granadilla, sun dried yellow peaches, dried straw spice, orange marmalade, creamy yellow fruit pastries with custard and classic dried apricot roll. Super supple, elegant and fleshy in the mouth, at no point does it become clawing or over bearing. Fabulously balanced with finesse and well honed winemaking, this wine will appeal to a whole new cross section of Savage consumers. Eminently ageworthy of course, you can drink this sweet gem over the next 20+ years.’ - Greg Sherwood, 95/100 (Aug 2019)
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