Winery Alvi's Drift221 Chenin Blanc
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with lean fish, shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Taste structure of the 221 Chenin Blanc from the Winery Alvi's Drift
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the 221 Chenin Blanc of Winery Alvi's Drift in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the 221 Chenin Blanc 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 221 Chenin Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with 221 Chenin Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with 221 Chenin Blanc
The 221 Chenin Blanc of Winery Alvi's Drift matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of californian sushi (reverse maki), pad thai or mongolian pot.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alvi's Drift's 221 Chenin Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of 221 Chenin Blanc from Winery Alvi's Drift are 2020, 2019, 2018
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 Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Slim
A thin wine, lacking flesh and body.
