Alvis Drift `Signature` Viognier 2023

£15.95 per bottle

ABV 13.5%

Tasting Notes
This glowing, pale straw-coloured wine boasts intense aromas of apricots, with hints of rose petals. On the palate flavours of apricot, sun-drenched peach and juicy tangerine. The crisp acidity and elegant rounded mouthfeel gently brings the fruit to linger in the mouth on the finish.

Food
This wine pairs exceptionally well with a wide variety of seafood and shellfish dishes aswell as roast chicken or even spicy Asian cuisine.

Region
The Worcester wine region is South Africa`s largest and highest producing region, it is located 100km or a one and a half hours drive east of cape town. The district is sheltered by mountain ranges on every side creating a rain shadow that causes the area to be particularly hot and dry meaning irrigation is essential here, locals source this water from the nearby Brandvlei Dam. There are varying styles in the district due to the topographical variations, most grapes are grown in the gently rolling, more fertile valley floor, where the higher quality grapes are typically made from vineyards on the surrounding slopes, here the soils are better draining and suit lower yielding vines.

Producer
The Alvi’s Drift estate, based in the Breede River valley, is named after a bridge that was built across the river, which was commissioned in 1928 by the family as a means for the locals to cross safely. The estates founder Albertus Viljoen ‘Oupa Alvi’ notoriously scored the Springboks first try against the All Blacks on African soil. Today, his grandson Alvi van der Merwe is the winemaker and long side the vineyards, cultivated the land for fruit orchards and livestock herds, both dairy and free-roaming game. The family is committed to sustainability, giving back to the land, but also going beyond farming practices, helping local communities wherever possible, as this is fundamental to their values.