Savage Stellenbosch Salt River Sauvignon Blanc 2024 SHELF Hand harvested and sorted

Hand harvested and sorted

in most vintages

balancing pear-like fruitiness

giving our rye a floral

Distilled at their Wanship

Savage Stellenbosch Salt River Sauvignon Blanc 2024 SHELF Hand harvested and sortedSalt 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