Alvi’s Drift Pinotage 221

Alvi’s Drift Pinotage 221 – With an intense black cherry colour and youthful purple rim, this wine’s aroma is bursting with bramble berries and red cherries, with hints of spice and vanilla on the nose. The red cherry character follows through beautifully on the palate, introducing a wellbalanced wine with lively acids, charming fruit and soft tannins. This medium-bodied red wine can be enjoyed right away, but will mature for at least 3 years.

On the vines

With an ideal Mediterranean microclimate, an abundance of soil diversity and water from the
life-giving Breede River, the Alvi’s Drift vineyards are ideally positioned for producing remarkable wines of
unique character and complexity.

The vineyards are sustainably fertilised with natural compost produced on our farm, and meticulously managed to ensure optimal quality and flavour. Come harvest time, our grapes are selectively hand harvested in the cool, early morning hours to ensure only the healthiest, perfectly ripe bunches are used for production.

Pairing suggestion – Alvi’s Drift Pinotage 221

Enjoy this wine with spaghetti bolognaise, charcuterie or Emmentaler cheese. It will also make a perfect accompaniment to a salmon or tuna sushi platter.

Alvi’s Drift Pinotage 221 – Heritage

Alvi’s Drift winery takes its name from the low-water bridge over the Breede River which cuts through the family farm. Albertus Viljoen “Oupa Alvi” van der Merwe was instrumental in having this bridge built back in 1930.
Oupa Alvi’s son Bertie started wine production on the family farm and today Bertie’s son, Alvi’s Drift winemaker Alvi van der Merwe produces the winery’s award-winning wines, enjoyed by wine lovers around the globe.
True to our winery’s trademark, fruit driven style, the outstanding wines in our Signature range offer wine lovers exceptional value. In the words of Alvi’s Drift winemaker, Alvi van der Merwe, “think ‘great’, for the price of good!”

In the cellar

In the Alvi’s Drift cellar, our winemaking team strongly focuses on preserving the fruit-driven expression of the grapes that go into our award-winning wines. Only premium free-run juice was used to create
this unwooded wine. To ensure maximum fruit and flavour retention, depth of palate and a beautiful mouthfeel, clarified juice was cold fermented and left on lees for several months before fining and stabilisation

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Alvi’s Drift Pinotage 221