Savage Wines

SAVAGE WINES
2024 marks the 12th release from Savage Wines. A release focused on the 2023 vintage with one 2022 in the form of Savage Red. We continue to operate from our city home in Salt River, developing and farming parcels of vines in various locations around the Western Cape.

2023 was a Jekkyl and Hyde vintage. The season was generally cool throughout and looked to be very good. We had around 20mm of rain in December and again in early February, perfect timing for the early to medium term ripening fruit. At the end of February however it started raining and didn’t stop, one of the wettest March/April periods I've ever experienced. As a result we are only releasing seven wines this year instead of the usual eight. Our Not Tonight Josephine straw wine usually dries on racks for 2-3 weeks after picking but the weather didn't allow for sufficient dehydration of the fruit. We made the wine but feel the quality isn't where we want it and have decided not to bottle and release the 2023.

The seven wines we are releasing are some of the purest and most focussed we have ever bottled. The 1st part of the 2023 vintage will rival 2021 in terms of quality and may even become better in bottle with time. The wines will drink well young but will reward over the years to come, a truly classic expression of the Savage Wines style.

Thanks for the continued support.
Duncan