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SUMMARY:Raats Family with Mzokhona Mvemve
DESCRIPTION:Raats Family\, known for Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc.  A desire to be the best.  A dream for family to work together.  Since 2000\, Bruwer Raats dedicated his life to mastering these two varieties\, believing that specialisation would lead to success.  The belief was not unfounded\, as today\, Raats Family wines is regarded as a pioneer and the leader in crafting these two varieties\, receiving consistent local and international accolades. \nWith his cousin Gavin Bruwer Slabbert joining the family business in 2010\, this dream of family working together\, sharing the passion for crafting fine wines was realised\, always believing that together we can achieve more.  Today the family business is deep-rooted with Bruwer Raats’ sons also working on the farm. Samuel Raats in the vineyards and cellar along Gavin and Bruwer and Joshua Raats in the marketing team. \n\n\n\n\n\nMR De Compostella\nTwo visionary winemakers & lifelong friends\, Mzokhona Mvemve & Bruwer Raats\, had a meeting of minds to combine their artistry to create a singular wine that transcends time. MR de Compostella was born inspired by a constellation of stars merging together to create something spectacular. A wine driven neither by style nor variety but by its leading component\, quality\, they take the very best of each variety in each vintage to create an ultra-premium wine of distinction. \nMR Vesperi \nAfter a 21-year wait\, the maiden vintage Mvemve Raats Vesperi white blend 2023 has finally been released\, named after “the evening star” in Latin. Inspired by the great white blends of Bordeaux\, the Vesperi includes a little local South African flavour in the form of 34% of Chenin Blanc to accompany the 33% Sauvignon Blanc and the 33% Semillon portions harvested from seven individual plots grown on decomposed Granite soils in the Polkadraai Hills ward. The Chenin Blanc was whole bunch pressed and fermented in a combination of concrete and used oak barrels\, while the Sauvignon Blanc was picked fully ripe at around 14% potential alcohol and was fermented on its skins for around seven days before being basket pressed and transferred to oak barrels to finish fermentation and maturation. The Semillon was picked earlier\, at 11% potential alcohol\, to add a real citrus vivacity\, freshness\, and linearity to the wine\, keeping more in common with Hunter Valley Semillon than the more glycerol\, unctuous\, lanolin-styled dry Semillons from Bordeaux. The individual components were aged for 10 months on their fine lees before each barrel was assessed blind for the final selection and assemblage. The concluding blend is an incredibly accomplished\, food-friendly fine wine offering a style that structurally has many white Burgundy parallels while never departing too far away from classical\, premium\, white Bordeaux expressions like those produced at Chateau Cheval Blanc and by the Guinaudeau family at Chateau Lafleur. \nWe’ll be tasting the following wines with Mzokhona Mvemve\nRaats Original Chenin Blanc 2023\nOld Vine Chenin Blanc 2023\nMR Vesperi 2023 – Maiden Release \nFamily Cabernet Franc 2021\nJasper Red Blend 2022\nMR de Compostella 2022 – New Vintage Release \nTickets are limited. Click here to reserve your seat.
URL:https://www.winemenu.co.za/event/mr-de-compostella-with-bruwer-raats/
LOCATION:Wine Menu\, 3 Desmond Road\, Kramerville\, Kramerville\, Sandton\, Johannesburg\, Gauteng\, 2090\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Wine Tastings
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