2024 Follow the Line
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The Savage Wines 2024 Darling Cinsault Follow The Line opens with punchy raspberry, blueberry and fresh fig supported by a playful, juicy palate and only the lightest stem-derived grip. Hints of rum raisin, dried herb, oatmeal crust and a ferrous note add complexity to what remains an approachable, energetic wine. Fermented spontaneously with 50% whole-cluster fruit and two weeks on the skins, then aged briefly in foudre, the wine benefits from Darling’s coastal proximity to the cold Atlantic, which helps retain its crunchy fruit profile. Production is 10,203 bottles.
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Neal Martin
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2024 Follow the Line is 100% Cinsault from Darling on granitic soils that is 50% whole cluster with two weeks on the skins. Aged in foudre , it has a sensual bouquet with ebullient raspberry, wild strawberry and rose petal scents, erring towards Grenache in style. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grip, structured, a little obdurate, with a dash of black pepper on the finish. This will certainly need time in bottle. Excellent.