Brut Nature MCC

Serve this wine with fresh oysters and grilled prawns, or enjoy with a pear, goats’ cheese and walnut salad, or a mushroom quiche.

Growing in the ancient limestone soils the Breede River Valley is so famous for, our mature Chardonnay vineyard is ideally situated for yielding grapes of the quality, character and complexity required for an outstanding MCC sparkling wine. Our Pinot Noir vineyards are situated on north-facing slopes, with grapes grown in black slate soil. At Alvi’s Drift, it remains our philosophy that fruit should be phenologically ripe to ensure wines with an excellent, fruit-driven character and perfect mouthfeel. The Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes for this wine are specifically harvested at optimal ripeness in the cool, early morning hours to protect the acidity so crucial to producing a superb Brut Nature sparkling wine.

Aged on lees for 36 to 42 months before disgorgement.

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, cool Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes are whole-bunch pressed to ensure a soft, elegant base wine. Only the highest-quality free-run juice is drawn off skins, then fermented at cool temperatures according to the natural method.

Alvi’s Drift is a third-generation, family-owned winery in South Africa’s Breede River Valley. Named after the bridge connecting the farm, our 410-hectare estate lies in the cool-climate Scherpenheuvel ward, where diverse soils shape our award-winning wines. From crisp whites to elegant reds, MCCs, and sparkling wines, each bottle reflects a love for craft and terroir. Led by winemaker Alvi van der Merwe, we blend tradition with innovation—doing more than expected, because we’re doing what we love.