Raka Spliced 2006

Name: Raka Spliced 2006
Brand: Raka
SKU: 17240

2008 Veritas Awards - Bronze Awards

Dark plum in colour. Rich dark berry aromas, incredible fruit concentration, with hints of caramel on the nose. Easy drinking wine smoky tobacco on the pallet.

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variety : Merlot [ 63% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Ruby Cabernet ]

winery : Raka Wines

winemaker : Josef Dreyer

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 2.6 g/l pH : 3.8 ta : 5.8 g/l

type : Red style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

Best Value: 2009
John Platter 2009: 3½ Stars
Veritas 2008: Bronze

in the vineyard :

Western Cape 15% Klein river Ward 85%

about the harvest:

All grapes were hand picked and hand sorted in the vineyards before a pure yeast culture was inoculated.

in the cellar : 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 liter barrels of French oak types. 85% of the wine spent 12 months is barrel before bottling and labeling.

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