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By: Jin Zhang | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 3/17/2021 | Send Email
All of South Africa’s top wine districts are in the southwesterly coastal regions. Cape Agulhas, as the label on this bottle suggests, is situated in “the southernmost tip of South Africa”. Unsurprisingly, you’ll find cooler climates here from that Antarctic influence. Sauvignon Blanc is the third most planted grape after Steen (aka Chenin Blanc) and Chardonnay in South Africa, but this doesn’t stop Savvy B from coming up as one of the most distinctive in the world.
In this bottle, you’ll find all the classic, textbook tastings notes of a sauvignon blanc. The herbal, grassy, green bell pepper notes take a backseat, allowing the citrus and mineral notes to come through. The flesh of fresh-cut lime, grapefruit, juicy white peach, goldenberry(aka cape gooseberry). Well-made, well-balanced, flawless.
Sandwiched between the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, the wine region of South Africa benefit from an abundance of seafood pairings: lobster, abalone, mussels, calamari, clams, oysters, and a variety of fish. Other more classic pairings to try are goat cheese and Cheetos.
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