Raka Figurehead 2007

A bouquet of warm spices and banana aromas welcomes you. This full-bodied Cape blend with complexity of blackberry and meaty characters on the palate leaves a long finish of fruit and spice that lingers on the palate.

Ready to drink now or in the next 7 years.

39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 14% Pinotage, 13% Cabernet Franc, 1% Malbec, 6% Petit Verdot

All grapes were hand picked and sorted 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 liter barrels of French oak types. The wine spent between 12-14 months is barrel before bottling and labeling.