Savage Wines - 'White' Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon 2021/22

Savage Wines - 'White' Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon 2021/22

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Description

Region: Various cool climate sites
Winemaker: Duncan Savage
Blend: 54% Sauvignon Blanc, 29% Semillon, 17% Chenin Blanc 

Tasting Notes:
 
After producing one of the most memorable Savage white blends in the 2015 vintage, the 2016 offering was always going to come under ever closer scrutiny.

From the second of the drought vintages, this white from Duncan Savage is a blend of 54% Sauvignon Blanc, 29% Semillon and 17% Chenin Blanc with 14% abv.

A brilliant lime straw yellow, this wine has a bold and expressive aromatic profile of pithy grated lemon peel, pineapple pastille fruits, crushed limestone minerality, pear drops and sugar dusted marshmallows. Pause for too long to appreciate the complexity in the glass, and before you know it, the wine has evolved further, offering up yet more intricate notes of white citrus blossom, crunchy green pears and dried baking spices of basil and thyme.

With the sizeable chunk of 17% Chenin Blanc asserting itself in the blend, the 2016 has a much more distinctive Cape feel rather than the white Bordeaux Graves expression of previous vintages. There is an intense, piercing concentration to the palate, with powerful glycerol notes of white citrus, yellow grapefruit, crunchy white peaches, and tangerine peel, underpinned by a herby, dusty, wet chalk minerality. Rich, unctuous and roundly textured, this wine coats every corner of the drinker’s palate and asserts its exceptional quality, complexity and winemaking pedigree.

Drink now to 2027+ (95/100 Greg Sherwood MW)

 

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Savage Wines

Savage Wines is a winery that sources fruit from across South Africa with the vision to producing some of South Africa's top wines. It was started in 2011 by Duncan Savage who after 14 years winemaking experience decided to start his own artisanal winery. His goal is to produce rock-solid classic and elegant wines. His wines are made from top grapes from across South Africa's Western Cape. In his short history he has already gained recognition from top wine critics such as Tim Atkin MW, Jamie Goode and Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.

 

--------THE GRAPE--------

Bordeaux White Blend

Lesser known to its red counterpart of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon as the Bordeaux Red Blend. However, the Bordeaux White Blend made up of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc is highly important as it makes the dry whites as well as the sweet wines of Sauternes. This blend be it dry or sweet is repeated the world over. Interestingly enough, Semillon is often the major part of the blend and Sauvignon Blanc is added in to give a bit of acid or heighten the aromatics.

 

--------THE REGION--------

Western Cape

The Western Cape is similar to Australia's 'South Australia' region - in the ways that it is a legal region that allows for the wineries to source fruit from all of the sub-regions within the larger region. The larger region in this case is: 'Western Cape', and all the sub-regions cover every main growing area in South Africa.