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MR Vesperi 2023

Mvemve Raats

MR Vesperi 2023

Maiden Release

Crafted in the granite soils of Polkadraai Hills, this wine reflects precision and innovation in South African white winemaking.

Expressive notes of lemon curd, orange rind, and patisserie lead to a textured, lightly honeyed finish. Only the finest components - Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, and Semillon - are selected after 10 months on lees to form this elegant cuvée, named for The Evening Star.

Regular price R 1,200.00

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Wine Information

MR Vesperi 2023:

Ageing potential:

10 years

Blend information:

34% Chenin Blanc/ 33% Sauvignon Blanc/ 33% Semillon

Food suggestions:

Wild Oysters, Crayfish, White Fish, Veal, Semi hard
cheeses

In The Cellar

MR Vesperi 2023:

Grapes are all hand harvested - left in a chiller overnight - then processed
the following day to further ferment separately. The Chenin Blanc was aged
in concrete, both the Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc were destemmed, skin
fermented for up to 7 days, basket pressed and then matured in older
French oak barrels for 9 months.
After 9 months aging on lees - like with the MR de Compostella selection
process - we choose the best individual components in a blind tasting to
then thereafter blend them together in the cellar. The wine then naturally
settles for about 2 months before we rack and bottle the wine. The result
cuvee is called Vesperi (The Evening Star)

Tasting

MR Vesperi 2023:

The cuvee presents a lovely bouquet with lemon curd, French patisserie, egg whites and light waxy scents. The palate is very well balanced, with a touch of spice on the tensile entry. Notes of orange rind, apricot and meringue fan out nicely toward the fresh, textured, slightly honeyed finish that beckons you back for more.

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

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