Country - South Africa

Region - Klein River

Grape Varieties - 100% Shiraz

Alcohol by volume - 14%

Bottle - 75cl

Raka was the beloved black fishing boat of Piet Reyer, founder of Raka Wines. The harvest is the culmination of the toil of viticulturalists and fieldworkers alike. It is through their collective love and care of the vines that grapes worthy of the skills of the winemaker are produced. The finest grapes are hand selected and blended, coming together in a wine that is a tribute to them all.

Grapes are then sorted and crushed to stainless steel tanks. Cold soaking for 4 days before a pure yeast culture (BM 45 and NT50) was inoculated.  The juice was pumped over the skins 3-5 times per day and punched down for 5 days during fermentation, for optimal color, tannin and flavor extraction. Once fermentation was complete, after about two weeks, the wine was drained of the skins and transferred to a resting tank, the skins were gently pressed in a pneumatic bladder press. Malolactic fermentation and a brief settling period preceded the wine to a combination of 300 litre barrels of French and American for 12 months in a combination of new second, third and fourth fill barrels. A coarse filter is used before bottling

Spice and leather on the dark chocolate nose. Palate is structured and elegant with notes of toast and mocha on the finish. Dry and grippy tannins on the aftertaste.