Signature Range

Signature Pinotage

Signature Range

Signature Pinotage

Red Wine
100% Pinotage

A cellar specialty since it was first bottled in 2006, Alvi’s Drift Pinotage has an intense black cherry colour with a youthful ruby rim. A juicy plum-and-ripe-black-cherry character dominates both bouquet and palate, with hints of liquorice and sweet vanilla. The wine boasts a seamless tannin structure; well balanced with subtle hints of berries and vanilla following through. It can be enjoyed immediately, but will reward with up to three years of cellar maturation.

R552
6 x 750 ml
R92 per Bottle

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  • ALCOHOL

    2021: 12,8%

  • RESIDUAL SUGAR

    2021: 4,5 g/l

  • ACIDITY

    2021: 5,6 g/l

  • pH

    2021: 3,5

SERVING SUGGESTION

This wine can be enjoyed with most red meats, as well as mature gouda or cheddar cheese. It will also complement sushi and seared tuna and pairs well with any creamy coconut curry.

HERITAGE

Alvi's Drift winery takes its name from the low-water bridge over the Breede River which cuts through the family farm. Albertus Viljoen "Oupa Alvi" van der Merwe was instrumental in having this bridge built back in 1930.

Oupa Alvi’s son Bertie started wine production on the family farm and today Bertie’s son, Alvi’s Drift winemaker Alvi van der Merwe produces the winery’s award-winning South African wines, enjoyed by wine lovers around the globe.

The wines in our Signature range are true to our winery’s trademark, fruit-driven style. These outstanding wines offer wine lovers exceptional value – in the words of Alvi’s Drift winemaker, Alvi van der Merwe, “think ‘great’, for the price of good!”.

SIGNATURE RANGE
Alvis Drift Winery
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ON THE VINES

With an ideal Mediterranean microclimate, an abundance of soil diversity and water from the life-giving Breede River, the Alvi’s Drift vineyards are ideally positioned for producing remarkable South African wines of unique character and complexity. 

Our vineyards are sustainably fertilised with natural compost produced on our farm. Come harvest time, our grapes are selectively hand harvested in the cool, early morning hours to ensure optimal quality and flavour.

IN THE CELLAR

In the Alvi’s Drift cellar, our winemaking team strongly focuses on preserving the fruit-driven expression of the grapes that go into our award-winning South African wines.

Once delivered to our cellar, hand-harvested Pinotage grapes are crushed into roto-fermenters, then transferred to fermentation tanks and left to ferment for approximately seven days. Juice is drawn off on skins to enhance the wine’s colour and flavour intensity, after which the wine is selectively matured in American oak for up to eight months prior to bottling.

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R552
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R552
R92 per Bottle x 6
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R552
R92 per Bottle x 6
QTY:
R552
R92 per Bottle x 6
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