Winery Raka - Petit Verdot

Winery RakaPetit Verdot

4.0
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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 Petit Verdot of Winery Raka is a red wine from the region of Walker Bay of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
The Petit Verdot of the Winery Raka is in the top 10 of wines of Walker Bay.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Petit Verdot of Winery Raka in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Raka's Petit Verdot.

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

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

Petit Verdot - 2016
In the top 10 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 411110
Petit Verdot - 2015
In the top 10 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Petit Verdot - 2014
In the top 10 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Petit Verdot - 2013
In the top 10 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Petit Verdot - 2010
In the top 10 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 411110
Petit Verdot - 2009
In the top 10 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Petit Verdot - 2008
In the top 10 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Petit Verdot from Winery Raka are 2014, 2009, 2008, 2016 and 2010.

Informations about the Winery Raka

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Walker Bay in the region of Western Cape

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.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 1500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 15 of of Walker Bay wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 55000 wines of the world

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.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Noble rot

A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".

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