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Red wine
This wine is a blend of 6 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot, the Pinotage and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Figurehead of the Winery Raka is in the top 10 of wines of Walker Bay.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Figurehead of Winery Raka in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Figurehead
Pairings that work perfectly with Figurehead
Original food and wine pairings with Figurehead
The Figurehead of Winery Raka matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, mediterranean lamb necklace or quiche with mixed vegetables.
Details and technical informations about Winery Raka's Figurehead.
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 Figurehead from Winery Raka are 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013 and 2008.
Informations about the Winery Raka
The Winery Raka is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Walker Bay
The wine region of Walker Bay is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bouchard Finlayson or the Domaine Creation produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Walker Bay are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Walker Bay often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, mocha or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, passion fruit or grass.
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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