{"product_id":"savage-salt-river-sauvignon-blanc-2025","title":"Savage Salt River Sauvignon Blanc 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn 2019, Savage Wines stumbled upon a block of Sauvignon Blanc bush vines in Stellenbosch. The elevation, wind and vine age (now, 34 years old) all pointed in the right direction and after a bit of experimentation, Salt River Sauvignon Blanc was born. Duncan Savage fell in love with the wine and vineyard, and decided to create a brand and style separate from the rest of the Savage Range. Salt River is located in the heart of the city of Cape Town, reminiscent of Shoreditch in London a few years back. This is also the home of Savage Wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2025 Salt River Sauvignon Blanc is a blend of five different vineyard sites located around Stellenbosch. The anchor of the wine is the now a 38- year-old bush vine vineyard grown on the slopes of Bottelary. The other components are trellised and bush vine vineyards, with various different aspects, planted in granitic soil. These vineyards have combined exceptionally well in creating the saline mineral style of Sauvignon we love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe Sauvignon Blanc is fermented in a combination of stainless steel tanks, concrete eggs and old barrels. The wine spends four months on lees before being bottled, followed by a further two months in bottle prior to release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Winery\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuncan Savage developed a reputation for making profound, mineral-driven white wines with aging potential from interesting, exposed terroirs, and in 2011 he began his own project, Savage Wines, in tandem with his then-day job. The Savage Wines were met with great critical acclaim and in 2016 he made them his full-time endeavor. He buys grapes and leases vineyards with old varietals in interesting sites all over the Western Cape. His recently completed winery is an urban space in Salt River, Cape Town.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStylistically he focuses on freshness and elegance, crafting wines that are restrained, with lower alcohols. He likes to pick early, looking for acidity, using whole clusters where appropriate, and old vines wherever possible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Western Cape","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":44397807534214,"sku":"WB-saveage-saltSB-1","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 bottles","offer_id":44397807566982,"sku":"WB-saveage-saltSB-2","price":137.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/0338\/0543\/files\/SavageSaltRiverSauvignonBlanc.png?v=1789828078","url":"https:\/\/www.winesolutions.com\/products\/savage-salt-river-sauvignon-blanc-2025","provider":"Wine Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}