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Southern Right, Sauvignon Blanc - 2023

Name: Southern Right, Sauvignon Blanc
Brand: Southern Right
SKU: 49632
Price: 17.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 49632 750mL

A dry and mineral white with fruit from Hemel-en-Aarde and Walker Bay. This tense, restrained Sauvignon Blanc still has medium body and good structure. A small percentage was fermented in neutral barrels. Pair with Cape Malay curry.

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Color

White

Vintage

2023

Country

South Africa

Region

Western Cape

Producer

Southern Right

Grape Variety

Sauvignon Blanc

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Staff Pick Notes

Back in my early days of wine when I was serving at a small, family-run restaurant in Colorado, we weren't able to bring many "unique" wines in. No pét-nats, no strange Georgian varietals, the most unique thing that we could sell was a South African Sauvignon Blanc! This is a wine that has always stuck with me as a "safety blanket" it is chock-full of minerality, slight salinity and beautiful aromas of lemongrass and the sea. Drink this wine with a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store with super buttery asparagus.

- AA

Glossary

South Africa

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Sauvignon Blanc

Few varietals have spawned as bizarre a list of descriptors as Sauvignon Blanc. Believe it or not, “cat pee” is in fact a complimentary tasting note, associated with some of the best bottlings. (It’s a somewhat odd way of pointing out herbaceousness in the wine.) Cat pee aside, Sauvignon Blanc (sometimes called "Fumé Blanc" in California) is a bit of a chameleon in terms of style, and quite utterly at the whim of the winemaker. Some are fermented in barrel, others in stainless steel. Some...