Savage Wines - 'Thief in the Night' GSM 2021

Savage Wines - 'Thief in the Night' GSM 2021

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"It has an extraordinarily pure bouquet of morello cherry, crushed strawberry, rosewater and minerals. The palate is well defined with a slight stalkiness from the 70% whole-bunch fruit. There is a tingle of Szechuan pepper on the tip of the tongue and great length to the finish.  A blend of grenache, cinsault and syrah."

 

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Savage Wines

Savage Wines is a winery that sources fruit from across South Africa with the vision to producing some of South Africa's top wines. It was started in 2011 by Duncan Savage who after 14 years winemaking experience decided to start his own artisanal winery. His goal is to produce rock-solid classic and elegant wines. His wines are made from top grapes from across South Africa's Western Cape. In his short history he has already gained recognition from top wine critics such as Tim Atkin MW, Jamie Goode and Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.

 

--------THE GRAPE--------

Rhone Red Blend

The Rhone Red Blend is often known as the GSM blend whereby the three main grapes are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre. In actuality there can be up to 13 grapes made into this blend, by law, in the southern Rhone Valley. You can have lighter and more floral versions of the Rhone Red Blend or have bolder and oakier versions depending where in the world it is made.

 

--------THE REGION--------

Western Cape

The Western Cape is similar to Australia's 'South Australia' region - in the ways that it is a legal region that allows for the wineries to source fruit from all of the sub-regions within the larger region. The larger region in this case is: 'Western Cape', and all the sub-regions cover every main growing area in South Africa.