Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Different oaking regime, 22 months combo barrel & foudre, 2019 syrah from Stellenbosch 70% whole cluster, long skin contact. Red fruit, lavender top note, the sweet-savoury spice fitting the personality perfectly. Plush texture but tannins perceptible as an ageing platform.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2022, 5* (96/100)

'The Savage Red started life as a blend, but is now a single site Syrah from granite soils in Kuils River. Fermented with 20% whole bunches, it shows the freshness and perfume that are typical of the winery's style. Very lightly wooded, with fynbos and clove aromas, lots of grip and black olive and blackberry flavours. 2023-32' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2021, 95/100

'An intriguing red, medium- to full-bodied, with flashes of mesquite smoke, hoisin and five-spice forming a fragrant, savory thread that winds through notes of baked black plum and fig, eucalyptus, tea rose and fresh, loamy earth. Delivers dense, fine-grained tannins that are tightly meshed to the flavor range. Fresh, with good focus and length. Let this unfold in the glass or with short-term aging. Best from 2025 through 2030.' - Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, 93/100 (Aug 2022)