Winery Alvi's Drift - CVC (Chenin Blanc - Viognier - Chardonnay) Reserve

Winery Alvi's DriftCVC (Chenin Blanc - Viognier - Chardonnay) Reserve

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The CVC (Chenin Blanc - Viognier - Chardonnay) Reserve of Winery Alvi's Drift is a white wine from the region of Breede River Valley of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Chardonnay, the Chenin blanc and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, pork or vegetarian.
The CVC (Chenin Blanc - Viognier - Chardonnay) Reserve of the Winery Alvi's Drift is in the top 60 of wines of Breede River Valley.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the CVC (Chenin Blanc - Viognier - Chardonnay) Reserve 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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Alvi's Drift's CVC (Chenin Blanc - Viognier - Chardonnay) Reserve.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

CVC (Chenin Blanc - Viognier - Chardonnay) Reserve - 2018
In the top 60 of of Breede River Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
CVC (Chenin Blanc - Viognier - Chardonnay) Reserve - 2017
In the top 60 of of Breede River Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
CVC (Chenin Blanc - Viognier - Chardonnay) Reserve - 2016
In the top 60 of of Breede River Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
CVC (Chenin Blanc - Viognier - Chardonnay) Reserve - 2015
In the top 60 of of Breede River Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of CVC (Chenin Blanc - Viognier - Chardonnay) Reserve from Winery Alvi's Drift are 2018, 2016, 2017, 2015

Informations about the Winery Alvi's Drift

The winery offers 42 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Breede River Valley in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Alvi's Drift is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Breede River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 2000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 70 of of Breede River Valley wines
In the top 15000 of white wines
In the top 60000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Breeding

It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.

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