Winery RakaSkipper
Red wine
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.
Food and wine pairings with Skipper
Pairings that work perfectly with Skipper
Original food and wine pairings with Skipper
The Skipper of Winery Raka matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chinese noodles with beef, leg of lamb cooked in yoghurt / tave kosi (albania) or rabbit with onions and mustard.
Details and technical informations about Winery Raka's Skipper.
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
The best vintages of Skipper from Winery Raka are 2017, 0
Informations about the Winery Raka
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.
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.
The word of the wine: Attack
First impressions perceived after the wine is put in the mouth.
