100% Sauvignon Blanc

As for Episode 43, could this really be the first ever single varietal Sauvignon Blanc Liberator release…? And a barrel-fermented example, at that. The complexity found within this wine is defined by considering the holistic view of its provenance and the symbiotic influence of the immediate environment. There is one single factor here which Rick believes helps to produce a wine that is significantly greater than the sum of its parts.

That element is buchu (boegoe in Afrikaans or, to give it its scientific name: Agathosma betulina). Buchu is a traditional healing herb which is also part of the fynbos kingdom of plants. It is endemic to the south-western Cape. Rare and incredibly site specific, its oil was literally once worth its weight in gold. It is said that one could trade a whole sheep for just one thimbleful of its unctuous extract.