The Winery Raats of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Raats
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 26 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Raats is one of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Raats wines

Looking for the best Winery Raats wines in Stellenbosch among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Raats wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Raats wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Raats

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Raats

How Winery Raats wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of baeckeoffe with fish, rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes or kedgeree.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Raats

On the nose the white wine of Winery Raats. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, microbio or grass and sometimes also flavors of hay, honey or melon. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Raats. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Raats

  • 2008With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.76/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Raats.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Raats

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Raats

How Winery Raats wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of daube niçoise, lamb tagine with onions, purple olives and lemons... or stuffed duck or goose neck.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Raats

On the nose the red wine of Winery Raats. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or game and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, cheese or thyme. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Raats. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Raats

  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.05/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Raats.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Raats

Planning a wine route in the of Stellenbosch? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Raats.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News about Winery Raats and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Garrigue

Notes reminiscent of aromatic Mediterranean herbs such as thyme or rosemary, found in many southern wines.