Winery Raats - Cabernet Franc

Winery RaatsCabernet Franc

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Cabernet Franc of Winery Raats is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Cabernet Franc.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Cabernet Franc from the Winery Raats

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cabernet Franc of Winery Raats in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

earthy, leather

Wine with oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with spices taste

pepper, rosemary

Wine with vegetal taste

bell pepper, grass

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with floral taste

lavender, violet

On the nose the Cabernet Franc of Winery Raats in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or game and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, cheese or thyme.

Details and technical informations about Winery Raats's Cabernet Franc.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Cabernet Franc - 2017
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Cabernet Franc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Cabernet Franc - 2015
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cabernet Franc - 2014
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 411110
Cabernet Franc - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Cabernet Franc - 2012
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cabernet Franc - 2011
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Cabernet Franc from Winery Raats are 2017, 2006, 2015, 2012 and 2007.

Informations about the Winery Raats

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Raats is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 700 of of South Africa wines
In the top 300 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

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 wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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The word of the wine: Stripped

Said of a wine that is generally too old and has lost its colour, volume and power.

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