MR de Compostella 2023

MR de Compostella 2017

Name: MR de Compostella 2017
Brand: Raatsfamilywines
Price: 3400.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Sale price R 3,400.00

Quantity

In stock

Wine Information

Aging potential:

Will drink even better in time and can mature for more than 15
years if cellared correctly

Blend information:

30% Cabernet Franc ; 26% Cabernet Sauvignon; 19%
Malbec; 17% Petit Verdot; 8% Merlot;

Food suggestions:

Well-aged sirloin / Rib-eye or Filet mignon / Hard cheeses

In The Cellar

MR de Compostella 2023:

The aim with this wine was to take each of the five components and make a
varietal wine in it’s own right. The wines were then tasted blind after one year in
barrel. The wines that scored less than 90 points were not considered for the final
blend. The percentage components of the blend were determined by the scores
achieved in the blind tasting. The resultant cuvee is called De Compostella (‘The
Compilation of Stars’).
alc 14. | ph 3.60 | rs 1.5 | ta 5.6

Tasting

MR de Compostella 2023:

The MR de Compostella is a barrel selection from all five varieties, which are
assessed blind and undergo trial blends. Those chosen blends are then evaluated
against the previous five vintages. This has a gorgeous bouquet, quite understated
at first, opening with red fruit, briar and a touch of wild rosemary mixed with
potpourri. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, tensile and brimming
with energy. A touch of black pepper and brown spices emerges as this fans out
wonderfully toward the slightly wet stone mineral finish.

MR de Compostella

Two visionary winemakers & lifelong friends, Mzokhona Mvemve & Bruwer Raats, had a meeting of minds to combine their artistry to create a singular wine that transcends time. MR de Compostella was born inspired by a constellation of stars merging together to create something spectacular.

A wine driven neither by style nor variety but by its leading component, quality, they take the very best of each variety in each vintage to create an ultra-premium wine of distinction.

POLKADRAAI HILLS

Raats Family Wines was one of the driving forces behind the establishment of Polkadraai Hills as an official ward within Stellenbosch in 2007. With its unique decomposed dolomite granite soils, proximity to the ocean and south facing slopes it allows for great depth of quality terroir, making itself known as producing some of the most exciting wines in the country.

“What I was after was purity, freshness and lower alcohol levels. This is precisely what the decomposed dolomite soils of Polkadraai Hills provides. Refined elegance and sophistication. Classical winemaking at its best.” Bruwer Raats

Family Owned

Family-owned winery, crafting quality wines, nurtured from vineyard to cellar.

THE SUCCESS OF SPECIALISING

Rising gracefully from the vineyards in Polkadraai Hills Stellenbosch, Raats Family Wines stand in celebration of the unique dolomite granite soil of this tiny ward.

Founded in 2000 by visionary winemaker Bruwer Raats, in partnership with his cousin Gavin Bruwer Slabbert, Raats Family Wines specialize in Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc and has been crafting soil-driven wines of exceptional quality ever since.