Winery Alvi's Drift - Pinotage

Winery Alvi's DriftPinotage

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Pinotage of Winery Alvi's Drift is a red wine from the region of Breede River Valley of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Pinotage from the Winery Alvi's Drift

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pinotage of Winery Alvi's Drift in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

chocolate, oak

Wine with earth taste

smoke, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, banana

Wine with floral taste

perfume

On the nose the Pinotage of Winery Alvi's Drift in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cream, earth or clove and sometimes also flavors of caramel, toffee or cinnamon.

Details and technical informations about Winery Alvi's Drift's Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.11°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Last vintages of this wine

Pinotage - 2019
In the top 100 of of Breede River Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Pinotage - 2018
In the top 100 of of Breede River Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Pinotage - 2017
In the top 100 of of Breede River Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Pinotage - 2016
In the top 100 of of Breede River Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Pinotage - 2015
In the top 100 of of Breede River Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Pinotage - 2014
In the top 100 of of Breede River Valley wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Pinotage - 2013
In the top 100 of of Breede River Valley wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Pinotage from Winery Alvi's Drift are 2009, 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2018.

Informations about the Winery Alvi's Drift

The winery offers 38 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 15 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 great 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 3000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 150 of of Breede River Valley wines
In the top 65000 of red wines
In the top 100000 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: Bourbe

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