Vintage? Whatever's waiting in the cellar. The year you receive depends on availability when your order is placed. Same producer, same varietal, same great wine.
About
Raats Family Wines, based in Stellenbosch, is universally acclaimed as a premier specialist in Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc. Focused on crafting terroir-driven wines from historic heritage vineyards, founder Bruwer Raats combines precise soil selection with master craftsmanship to produce some of South Africa's most iconic, world-renowned expressions.
Product Features
- 91 points by Tim Atkin (2025)
- Aroma: An inviting nose showing vibrant aromas of red cherry, red plum, and fresh raspberry
- Palate: An elegant South African Cabernet Franc offering intense purity of red berry fruit, subtle herbs, and gentle spice with a hint of wet-stone minerality and a velvet-soft finish
- Pairs exceptionally well with pork loin with plum sauce, roasted game birds, venison (Springbok, Ostrich, Kudu), Karoo lamb, or aged hard cheeses
- Fermented with 30–40% whole bunches using indigenous yeast for extra energy and tension, then matured in large concrete tanks and neutral 300L French oak barrels for 16 to 18 months
Product Specifications
- Alcohol by Volume: 13.5%
- Region: Stellenbosch
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