Winery RaatsGranite Blocks Cabernet Franc
Red wine
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 Granite Blocks Cabernet Franc from the Winery Raats
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Granite Blocks 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
On the nose the Granite Blocks Cabernet Franc of Winery Raats in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Granite Blocks Cabernet Franc
Pairings that work perfectly with Granite Blocks Cabernet Franc
Original food and wine pairings with Granite Blocks Cabernet Franc
The Granite Blocks Cabernet Franc of Winery Raats matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce, lamb tagine with apricots or quinoa patties with courgettes and fresh goat cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Raats's Granite Blocks Cabernet Franc.
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
The best vintages of Granite Blocks Cabernet Franc from Winery Raats are 2014, 2018, 2010, 2012 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Raats
The Winery Raats is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Rehoboam
Bottle with a capacity of 4.5 l.
