Raka Petit Verdot 2008

Name: Raka Petit Verdot 2008
Brand: Raka
SKU: 24033

Intense dark purple colour with complex berry fruit characters, cloves and fruit cake. The wine has a huge intensity on the palate with a creamy finish.

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variety : Petit Verdot [ 100% Petit Verdot ]

winery : Raka Wines

winemaker : Josef Dreyer

wine of origin : Kleinriver

analysis : alc : 14.50 % vol rs : 2.5 g/l pH : 3.72 ta : 5.4 g/l

type : Red style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

Veritas 2010: Bronze
John Platter Wine Guide 2010: 3½ Stars

about the harvest: All grapes were hand picked and sorted in the vineyards.

in the cellar : A second berry sorting was done in the cellar, before a pure yeast culture was inoculated. The juice was pumped over the skins 3-5 times per day for 5 days. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was drained of the primary lees and transferred to a resting tank. Malolactic fermentation and a brief settling period preceded the wine to a combination of 225 litre barrels of French oak types (25% new).

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