2025 Salt River Stellenbosch Sauvignon Blanc, Savage Wines

• Style: Mineral-driven, layered Sauvignon Blanc
• Taste: Grapefruit, wet stone, saline bite with burnt lime and orange blossom
• Food: Asparagus, goat cheese, seafood, salads, herby dishes
• Occasion: Weeknight dinner, summer aperitif, Sunday lunch
• Serve: Chilled, 8–10°C

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Pour this and you're tasting granite and the sea. Grapefruit meets wet stone on the palate, with burnt lime and orange blossom threading through, all held together by a silky body that refuses to feel thin or sharp. The saline length is the real signature: it's what makes you want another sip before your glass is half-empty. Layered enough to intrigue, crisp enough to vanish with dinner, and driven by a mineral undercurrent that speaks to volcanic soils. Truly dry at 2.8g/L residual sugar.

The Winery — Duncan Savage

Duncan Savage spent 14 years at Cape Point Vineyards building his reputation on coastal, mineral-driven expressions before launching his own label in 2011. Working from an urban cellar in Salt River, he sources from five vineyards across Stellenbosch—the majority from 38-year-old bush vines on granite-rich slopes—and follows a simple mantra: do as little as possible, as much as you can. The 2025 was fermented across stainless steel, concrete and old oak to preserve aromatics while adding texture. The warm, steady vintage allowed grapes to ripen deliberately across a staggered February harvest. Four months on lees, then two more in bottle before release, gave the wine time to settle into itself.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This is a wine built for food. Asparagus, goat cheese, herby dishes—the wine's acidity and textural weight meet them all without apology. A poached chicken with basil, a feta-and-herb salad, sautéed calamari: each finds a partner here. Works as easily at table as it does as an aperitif. Vegetarian and vegan, too. Chill to 8–10°C and explore our full Sauvignon Blanc selection, or discover what else we've found across South Africa. A textbook argument for why Stellenbosch remains one of the country's most compelling regions.