Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.3%
pH 3.5
Region Western Cape
Estate Grown Yes
Fermentation Vessels French Oak Barrel
Production Details 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 wines. Once delivered to our cellar, hand-harvested Merlot grapes are crushed, then transferred to fermentation tanks and left to ferment for approximately seven days. The juice is drawn off on skins to enhance the wine’s colour and flavour intensity, after which the wine is selectively matured in French oak for two months prior to bottling. Tast...