The new wave of South African wine making has reached tsunami proportions and this man - Bruwer Raats - is up and surfing its leading edge.
Since 2000, Bruwer has worked exclusively with just two grape varieties: Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc. For each grape, he searches out the most suitable soils and from them produces wines of wines of style and distinction.
"The 2019 Cabernet Franc Dolomite has an energetic, tensile nose of wonderfully defined red and black fruit, sage, bell pepper and clove aromas; hints of dried blood emerge with time. The palate is very well balanced, tout and fresh, with supple tannins, a fine bead of acidity, a harmonious, sophisticated finish, and suggestions of black pepper on the aftertaste. This is a brilliant Cabernet Franc from Raats that will age gloriously. 95/100." Neal Martin
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