Savage Stellenbosch Salt River Sauvignon Blanc 2024 SPCALIFORNIA It is a beautiful translation

It is a beautiful translation of Chardonnay and of Grands Crus of the Côte des Blancs from which it derives

Bill Lumsden

From the brewers of Hitachino Nest beer

drinking beautifully after a decade of age

grass fed butter

Savage Stellenbosch Salt River Sauvignon Blanc 2024 SPCALIFORNIA It is a beautiful translationSalt 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