| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | South Africa |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
The 2023 Follow the Line is 93% Cinsault and 7% Syrah from dry-farmed 42-year-old vines on a south-facing, wind-exposed, site in Darling on granitic soils. It has an open-knit, well-defined, transparent bouquet with earthy red berry fruit, tea leaf and bay leaf. The palate is medium-bodied and smooth in texture, with lovely wilted rose petals infusing the red fruit. Leaner than the other Cinsaults, it’s easy-drinking in many ways but still complex. This will be irresistible over the next decade. Drinking Window: 2025 - 2035.
Follow The Line is a deceptively forward Cinsault that's good to drink on release, but ages remarkably well too. Alluringly ethereal and perfumed, it has what Duncan Savage terms "the purity of 2023", layers of goji berry, plum and pomegranate and more tannic presence than you appreciate at first. Very refined. 2026-35.
93% Cinsault and 7% Syrah from Darling. 50% whole-bunch fermentation. Matured for 12 months in foudre, amphora and neutral 500-litre barrels. Beguiling aromatics of cranberry, cherry, pomegranate, rose, fynbos and white pepper. The palate is pure and precise – intense but not weighty, lively acidity and powdery tannins. Intricate, taut and impressively long on the finish. Very, very smart Cinsault.
