Wine of the week: Handcrafted by Savage

Our wine of the week is the best buy at Vinmonopolet at the moment. No questions asked. This beautiful ruby red Cinsault from master winemaker Duncan Savage is a gem.

Duncan Savage and his wine projects are situated in South Africa. This wine in particular, is from Swartland, a region in the Western Cape Province north of Cape Town.
Duncan has a solid and playful approach to his winemaking, and also contributes to bettering the working conditions for the South African wine industry.
​Cool guy with cool wines. 

Meet Duncan and other excellent winemakers in our episode from South Africa:

Tasting Notes

​SAVAGE Dirt Track Cinsault 2017 - 144kr

Brilliant light ruby red colour.
Delightful smell of strawberries, raspberries, spicy peppers and hints of my grandmas old cellar. If elegance has a smell, this is it.

Flavours of young blackberries and ripe strawberries. Hints of raspberries dancing around in the mouth as well. Very round tannins and good balanced acidity.
The impact of flavours are immediate and lingers in the mouth for a long time. This is an excellent alternative for the coming summer. Serve slightly chilled is my suggestion.

Food
I would pair this with a light pasta salad or a thin crust pizza. But this is also a wine that would work very well with cod or halibut. As long as the sauces are not to rich. 

Conclusion 
An impressing wine for a ridiculously low price. Buy buy buy! ..before it runs out.