Savage Stellenbosch Salt River Sauvignon Blanc 2024 SHELF balancing pear-like fruitiness

balancing pear-like fruitiness

Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are picked from vineyard planted in 1982

This is bone-dry Riesling built for the table and the cellar: concentrated

Hand harvested and sorted

for a focused seminar and guided tasting

Savage Stellenbosch Salt River Sauvignon Blanc 2024 SHELF balancing pear-like fruitinessSalt River is not a wine region. It is the gritty, industrial Cape Town neighborhood where Duncan Savage built his cellar. The grapes come from five sites around Stellenbosch, anchored by a 35 year old bush vine block on the slopes of Bottelary. Forget whatever you associate with supermarket Sauvignon Blanc: Savage ferments and ages this in a mix of stainless steel, concrete eggs and older casks, which builds texture and pushes the wine toward saline