Raats Family Liberté Pinotage 2021
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Raats Family Wines
Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc. That’s it. Since 2000, founder Bruwer Raats has kept his focus on these two varieties, believing that specialising would lead to success. This belief was not unfounded, as today, Raats Family Wines is regarded as a leader of South Africa’s Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc, receiving consistent local and international accolades. With Gavin Bruwer joining Raats’ side in 2010, the family affair has one shared mission: to consistently produce Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc of outstanding quality from South Africa and to establish these wines as international benchmarks. As the Raats philosophy continues to flourish, new, curated additions have been introduced along the way. This includes the well-received, vineyard-driven B Vintners Vine Exploration Co. range, and the single wine, special bottling of MR De Compostella – an incredibly successful collaboration between Raats himself and fellow winemaker and long-time friend, Mzokona Mvemve. Based in the winemaking capital of Stellenbosch, Bruwer, Mzokona and Gavin’s winemaking criteria is rigorous, and includes the quality of grape, soil, climate, topography and of course the impact of the human hand, which together, embodies the truest meaning of terroir.
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Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch is the most popular wine region in South Africa. It is located just 25 kilometers east of Cape Town, relatively close to the Atlantic Ocean. It mainly consists of sloping hills that are dotted with vineyards. The alternation of windy hills with cooler climates and warmer valleys sheltered from the winds creates micro-terroirs with diverse climatic conditions suitable for different grape varieties and various wine styles. The region also has a unique diversity of over 50 different soil types: granite and slate mainly in the hilly areas and sandy clay in the flatter areas and valleys, all of which are very favorable for growing vines and quality ripening of grapes, and also predispose to wines with different characters, even from the same varieties. From fresher, lighter, and elegant to denser, richer, and concentrated wines. The climate is relatively warm with very intense sun until noon, but there are also cool breezes from the southeast, especially in the afternoon due to the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. Cabernet Sauvignon and Chenin Blanc are the standout varieties from the region, with Cabernet Sauvignon developing a charming earthy aroma and mineral taste sensation, especially from vines planted in granite soils, while Chenin is exceptionally fresh, abundant, fruit-aromatic, and concentrated, and is well-adapted as it tolerates the droughts and heat typical of summers in Stellenbosch. Syrah, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Riesling also produce great wines from this terroir, with Pinotage being special, a unique red variety cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault created in South Africa in 1925. Stellenbosch is the birthplace of this variety, and both the soils and climatic and topographical features are very suitable for its cultivation.
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Пинотаж
Професор Абрахам Перолд създава сорта Пинотаж като кръстосва сортовете Пино Ноар и Сензо през 1925 година. По това време в Южна Африка сорта Сензо е бил наричан Хермитаж и от там за име на новия сорт ученият избира Пинотаж. Професорът засажда четири семена от кръстоската в двора на собствената си резиденция, където има експериментална градина и след това забравя за тях. По-късно, през 1928 той изоствя университета, за да приеме работа в компания за производство на алкохол и градината обрасва с плевели и храсти и запустява. Когато от университета изпращат хора да я разчистят, един от тях е Чарли Нийхаус. Той е млад лектор, който е знаел за посетите семена и спасява четирите млади лозички от разчистващия екип. В последствие, най-добре развиващата се лозичка се селектира за разсаждане и само от нея се взема посадъчен материал. Първото вино от Пинотаж е направено през 1941 от първото лозе с Пинотаж, засадено в Мъртъл Гроув, района Стеленбош. Днес сортът е емблема на южноафриканското вино и се отглежда в различни райони, вината от него също се правят в различни стилове, от по-наситени, плътни и повлияни от дъб червени, до елегантни, свежи и по-леки, с типичните за сорта нотки на червени горски плодове, череши, цветя, сухи билки, характерна минералност, пикантност и нотка на кафе.
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