Winery Raka - Skipper

Winery RakaSkipper

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Skipper of Winery Raka is a red wine from the region of Overberg of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Mourvèdre, the Petit Verdot, the Pinotage and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Skipper of the Winery Raka is in the top 40 of wines of Overberg.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Skipper of Winery Raka in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Raka's Skipper.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Skipper - 2017
In the top 40 of of Overberg wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Skipper from Winery Raka are 2017

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 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Overberg in the region of Western Cape

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

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 7500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 50 of of Overberg wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Overberg

The wine region of Overberg is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lismore or the Domaine Crystallum produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Overberg are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Overberg often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, tropical fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.


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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