Savage Stellenbosch Salt River Sauvignon Blanc 2024 SHELF Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are picked

Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are picked from vineyard planted in 1982

mineral brightness on this grower Champagne steal from Bouzy

Hand harvested and sorted

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

Savage Stellenbosch Salt River Sauvignon Blanc 2024 SHELF Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are pickedSalt 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