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About the winery
Duncan Savage first blazed a trail at Cape Point Winery, his wines winning the top 5-Star Platter (like the Michelin guide to SA wines) rating. After 14 years, he decided to go out on his own, with a tiny boutique winery in the centre of Cape Town. He searches out the very best, coastal-cooled vineyards, and his wines are some of the purist, most elegant you’ll meet in South Africa. Boetie was one of his great grower mates, producing exceptionally fine grapes. Duncan was very sad when, so young, Boetie suddenly died. This wine is a tribute to the great grower – we think Duncan has done him proud.
The wine
Don’t expect jammy or big – this is a red of pure fruit elegance and finesse, silky with subtle nuances of flavour and just a whisper of oak. It’s Syrah from Boetie’s own vineyard, now tended by Duncan. He isn’t allowed to buy the vineyard – South African inheritance laws – but the family is very happy for Duncan to look after it, so it’s like his own. And from the grapes, he makes this fabulous, pure-fruit red.
Come and visit!
If you're in the Western Cape, in Cape Town, do drop Duncan a line – he'd love to show you round his urban winery in the Salt River district of Cape Town and give you a taste of wine from barrel. Hopefully you might even get to see one of his coastal-cooled, wind-battered vineyards.
October 2024 update
Discover the latest news from Duncan Savage at his cellar in Salt River, Cape Town, and out and about in his much-loved vineyards. Plus, we report back on the latest 2023 release of Vineyard Partners’ Hommage à B Syrah.
Image gallery
Duncan Savage – nothing beats that time in the vineyard
The barrel hall in the Salt River winery
Outside the Cape Town winery
Boetie's vineyard, right on the coast
Duncan's cellar is urban ... his vineyards are not
Duncan, keeping the wine in barrel topped up
Vintage information
We will update our vintage information regularly to let you know what's drinking well now and what will improve from keeping. These wines are best opened early and decanted. They will become more complex with further cellaring, but are still very pleasurable to drink now.
Vintage |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Drink/Keep |
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Drinking well, until mid 2028 |
Drinking well, until mid 2027 |
Young. Drink by 2029 |
Run out of your partnership bottles?
You can stock up here or place an order with your Wine Guide. Naturally at the same special bottle price you paid for your partnership case.
Contact the winery about visits
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+27 21 785 4019 |
Savage Wines
6 Spencer Road
Salt River, Cape Town
7925 South Africa
