Winery Alvi's DriftMuscat de Frontignan
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Muscat de Frontignan of the Winery Alvi's Drift is in the top 30 of wines of Worcester.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Muscat de Frontignan 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 oak, tree fruit or spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alvi's Drift's Muscat de Frontignan.
Discover the grape variety: Jacquère
Jacquère is the most widespread grape variety in Savoie. It has medium-sized bunches that are cylindrical-conical. They are compact and often winged. The berries are medium-sized and can be slightly elongated or spherical, with thick skins that turn from yellowish green to golden yellow to a slightly pinkish hue when fully ripe. The soft flesh of the fruit of this variety is tart but not very juicy. Jacquère has a budding process almost identical to that of Chasselas. With a semi-erect growth habit, this white variety is vigorous and fertile, and should be pruned short to be more productive. It thrives on clay-limestone soils as well as on stony scree. Grey rot and black rot are the main enemies of Jaquère. It can cope with oidium and mildew. This variety produces a light, pale, acidic and lively wine with a floral aroma. It should be consumed quickly.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Muscat de Frontignan from Winery Alvi's Drift are 2012, 2010, 0, 2017 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Alvi's Drift
The Winery Alvi's Drift is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Worcester to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Worcester
The wine region of Worcester is located in the region of Breede River Valley 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 sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Worcester are Chenin blanc, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Worcester often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.
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: Tries (harvest by)
Harvesting in several successive passages to harvest at their optimal concentration the grapes affected by noble rot. They allow the production of great sweet wines.
