Region: South Africa
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol: 13.5%
Notes on the Wine
The 2022 Salt River Sauvignon Blanc is a blend of five different vine- yard sites located around Stellenbosch. The anchor of the wine is the now a 34-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. The 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 another month in the bottle prior to release. This wine has flavors of tropical fruit, orange blossom and grapefruit with a lovely mineral tension, and a fresh saline finish.
Notes on the Producer
Duncan Savage introduced his own label Savage Wines in 2011. Duncan’s goal is to produce classic and elegant wines. Through his time at Cape Point Vineyards, Duncan has grown to understand maritime vineyards and this knowledge led him to source grapes from maritime and high altitude vineyard sites. He was also inspired by many great older reds from South Africa and abroad that have stood the test of time with moderate alcohol and gentle extraction. The small hand selected parcels of fruit are meticulously sourced from a number of vineyards around the Western Cape.
About the name Follow the Line, Duncan became terribly lost while going for the first time to have a look at some Cinsault vineyards he was interested in. He called the farmer for directions who just told him to “volg net die f*kken foon lyn”, which loosely translates to follow the line, which he did and managed to find the vineyard.
