2020 Savage, Thief in the Night, Western Cape, South Africa

2020 Savage, Thief in the Night, Western Cape, South Africa

Product: 20208157513
 
2020 Savage, Thief in the Night, Western Cape, South Africa

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The 2020 Thief In The Night, a blend of 63% Grenache, 26% Cinsault and 11% Syrah from Piekenierskloof, sports a complex nose of red berry fruit, briar and touches of fennel and wilted rose petals, all very sensual and engaging. The smooth palate is medium-bodied with lithe tannins and good weight and grip. There’s plenty of brambly red fruit laced with clove and white pepper toward the finish. This is a gorgeous red blend from Savage that should age well in bottle... if you can resist.

Drink 2022 - 2038

Neal Martin, Vinous (November 2021)

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Neal Martin, Vinous94/100

The 2020 Thief In The Night, a blend of 63% Grenache, 26% Cinsault and 11% Syrah from Piekenierskloof, sports a complex nose of red berry fruit, briar and touches of fennel and wilted rose petals, all very sensual and engaging. The smooth palate is medium-bodied with lithe tannins and good weight and grip. There’s plenty of brambly red fruit laced with clove and white pepper toward the finish. This is a gorgeous red blend from Savage that should age well in bottle... if you can resist.

Drink 2022 - 2038

Neal Martin, Vinous (November 2021)

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Tim Atkin MW95/100

Thief in the Night is a high-altitude Piekenierskloof cuvée, made from Grenache with 26% Cinsault and 11% Syrah from old-vine parcels at 600 metres. Fermented with a smaller (20%) whole bunch component than usual, it’s a pure, complete, potpourri and ginger-perfumed red with subtle minerality, fine-grained tannins and savoury red berry flavours.

Drink 2022 - 2030

Tim Atkin MW, Timatkin.com

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About this WINE

Savage

Savage

After 11 years producing Platter five-star wines at Cape Point Vineyards, Duncan Savage finally realised his dream of producing his own red and white wine before the age of 35 with his maiden (2011 red, 2012 white) vintage. The wines received high critical acclaim (four and a half stars each from Platter) with Duncan once again in the spotlight as one of the most exciting young talents in South African winemaking. The wines are made with the blessing of Cape Point where he still works as winemaker and viticulturalist.

Duncan’s aim is to produce elegant wines which reflect their terroir and he does this by using fruit from old vines with whole bunch fermentation, minimal intervention and use of old wood, and also amphorae for the Savage Red. Duncan says that the key is to “do as little as possible, as much as you can.” These are exciting new wines to watch on the South African scene, both of them capable of long ageing. Again, availability is limited.

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Other Varieties

Other Varieties

There are over 200 different grape varieties used in modern wine making (from a total of over 1000). Most lesser known blends and varieties are traditional to specific parts of the world.

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