Duncan Savage, Girl Next Door, 2023

Lavendar, Graphite, Blackberries

Western Cape / Red / Syrah / Organic, Biodynamic

* Please note that because there is limited stock of this wine it is not subject to any further discount.

There are wines that are special because they are incredibly rare and there a wines that are special because they are of outstanding quality - the Girl Next Door is both. The Syrah is sourced from a tiny 0.38 hectare wind-swept vineyard next door to Duncan’s house by the beach in Fishhoek (hence the name). Originally planted only for ornamental value, Duncan would pass them on the way to the surf and naturally wondered what kind of wine these poor vines would create. The answer is one of the most unique, intense expressions of Syrah in the Western Cape.

Notes on the producer

 It was this surfer-turned winemaking maestro who established the stellar, Platter’s Wine Guide-wowing reputation of Cape Point Vineyards. That was until 2016, when he boldly struck out alone to make the wines he always wanted to.

Throughout his time at Cape Point, Duncan grew to understand coastal sites, and has continued to seek out maritime and high elevation sites across the Western Cape. Some of his sites can be rather surprising - his Syrah parcel that goes in to the Girl Next Door was only planted on a local residential estate for decorative purposes - a bit of flora between the houses., and yet it's one of SA's most sought-after wines! And then there's the Piekenierskloof Grenache that goes into Thief in the Night, the very same vineyard that goes into Eben Sadie's Soldaat.

Duncan Savage is the most awarded winemaker in South Africa for the Sauvignon Blanc (and Semillon) variety.  He's also regarded by peers as the best there is with the grape. Even Eben Sadie shares this view.  He learned from the legend, Didier Dagueneau, who took Pouilly-Fume to new heights, and honed his techniques at Cape Point, for whom he made Platter 5-star wine after Platter five-star wine, and which he left in 2016 to concentrate on his own range, Savage Wines. They are now one of the most sought after wines in South Africa.

The wines may be Savage by name but they are anything but savage in character: poise, purity and elegance are the bywords here.