Raats Family MR de Compostella 2015
- Raats Family Wines
- Red wine - dry
- South Africa - Stellenbosch
- Petit Verdot
- John Platter: 4.5 stars
- Neil Martin 2018: 91 points
€66.68*
No longer available
Product information "Raats Family MR de Compostella 2015"
The Raats Family Jasper Red Blend has a wonderfully complex scent of dark berries, black cherries, lush blackberries as well as fine notes of fragrant forest soil, dark chocolate, aniseed and spicy tobacco. These earthy as well as berry tones also continue on a firm line with focus and concentration, accompanied by a perfectly balanced and fine-grained velvety mouthfeel on the palate. In the soft finish this pleasure is wonderfully complemented by nuances of fine mint, cinnamon and perfume. Jasper fills the mouth with ripe tannins, with filigree acidity and a long and perfect finish. Complex and well structured, this is an iron fist in a velvet glove!
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Handpicked and selected and sorted three times by hand with great care, the grapes were crushed and left on the skin for 5 days. Once fermentation was completed in stainless steel tanks, the grapes were transferred to the traditional basket press. Malolactic fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks, after which the wine was allowed to mature for 16 months in French oak barrels, 20% of which were second, 30% third and 50% fourth filled.
| Alcohol % Vol: | 15.5 |
|---|---|
| age restriction: | from 16 years |
| body / style: | full bodied |
| bottle closure: | cork |
| bottle size [liter]: | 0,75 |
| country of origin: | South Africa |
| distributor: | Curry Premium Wines oHG, D-86938 Schondorf |
| grape varietals: | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot |
| main grape varietal: | Cabernet Franc |
| optimal drinking window (under ideal storage conditions): | 2025 |
| ratings: | John Platter 5 Sterne, Tim Atkin 96/100 |
| single varietal / blend: | blend |
| type of bottling: | Bottle |
| vinification and maturation: | Barrique |
| vintage: | 2015 |
| wine colour: | red |
| winemaker: | Bruwer Raats, Gavin Bruwer Slabbert, Mzokhona Mvemve |
| wine region: | Stellenbosch |
| wine style: | dry |
| wine type: | Red wine |
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