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Raats Family Wines Mr De Compostella 2021 Wine (75cl)
Raats Family Wines Mr De Compostella 2021 Wine (75cl) is recorded as 2021 red wine made from Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc. BottlePicker combines the recorded bottle identity with structured wine evidence; retailer prices remain separated by country and currency.
| Producer | Raats |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Wine style | red |
| Grape | Cabernet Franc, Chenin Blanc |
| Bottle size | 750ml |
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What is in this wine, and where it grows
The wine
Raats Family Wines Mr De Compostella 2021 Wine (75cl) is recorded as a 2021 red wine made from Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc.
Typical grape profile: Cabernet Franc — Red fruit with a signature herbaceous, peppery edge; Chenin Blanc — Extremely versatile — dry, off-dry, sparkling or sweet, with honeyed apple and quince notes. The finished bottle can differ with vintage and winemaking.
The vineyard evidence
No verified vineyard or named parcel is linked yet. BottlePicker therefore does not assign a soil, elevation or site temperature to this bottle from its regional name alone.
Soil structure and vine density
No site-specific soil or planting-density record is available for this bottle.
Growing-temperature context
For general cultivar-level heat guidance, see the Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc growing profiles. BottlePicker does not apply a generic range to this bottle without a verified vineyard link.
Source-supplied bottle description
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After making wine around the world and honing his craft in the Cape, Bruwer Raats established Raats Family Wines in 2000, based on a policy of ‘excellence through specialisation’, focusing on two unfashionable grapes varieties at the time, Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc. Purchasing the only land he could afford, some relatively cheap and ‘undesirable’ plots in the Polkadraai Hills, it soon became apparent that the unique granite-based terroir was producing some incredible wines, and is now recognised as one of the finest wards in Stellenbosch. His Eden High Density Single Vineyard Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc, and the iconic MR de Compostella hold a place as some of South Africa’s finest wines and sit comfortably amongst the best expressions of the varieties on the planet. Viticulture The grapes come from Stellenbosch and are grown only on decomposed dolomite granite and sandstone clay soils from vines aged between 10 and 23 years.. This lends itself to great acidity, freshness and an extended mineral finish.
Winemaking
The aim with this wine was to take each of the five components and make a varietal wine in it’s own right. The wines were then tasted blind after one year in barrel. The wines that scored less than 90 points were not considered for the final blend. The percentage components of the blend were determined by the scores achieved in the blind tasting. The resultant cuvée is called De Compostella (‘The Compilation of Stars’). Each variety spent 12 months in barrel as a single variety wine before the wines were blended. Thereafter the blended wine was matured for another 12 months, giving a total of 24 months in barrel, a third of which was in new French Oak, a further third in 2nd fill and a final third in 3rd fill French oak barrels. Tasting Note Deep, dark intense ruby colour. Blackcurrant and black cherry fruit with hints of violets, cedar and cinnamon. Rich and complex with mineral, black berry fruit and dark chocolate on the finish. Harmoniously c
Evidence boundary
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