Winery Alvi's DriftCape Pride Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Cape Pride Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of the Winery Alvi's Drift is in the top 90 of wines of Breede River Valley.
Taste structure of the Cape Pride Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz from the Winery Alvi's Drift
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cape Pride Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Winery Alvi's Drift in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cape Pride Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Winery Alvi's Drift in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cape Pride Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Cape Pride Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Cape Pride Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz
The Cape Pride Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Winery Alvi's Drift matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), rack of lamb in a salt crust or bresse chicken with yellow wine and morels.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alvi's Drift's Cape Pride Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cape Pride Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz from Winery Alvi's Drift are 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Alvi's Drift
The Winery Alvi's Drift is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Breede River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Breede River Valley
The wine region of Breede River Valley is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alvi's Drift or the Domaine Alvi's Drift produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Breede River Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Breede River Valley often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tropical or stone fruit and sometimes also flavors of caramel, white peach or pear.
The wine region of Western Cape
The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.
The word of the wine: Saignée (rosé de)
Rosé wine made from a vat of black grapes after a short maceration period.
