MR de Compostella

Well-aged sirloin / Rib-eye or Filet mignon / Hard cheeses

The grapes come from Stellenbosch and are grown only on decomposed dolomite granite and Table Mountain Sandstone soils. This lends itself to great acidity, freshness and an extended mineral finish. Currently we use thirteen different blocks over the five Bordeaux varieties.

The aim with this wine was to take each of the five components and make a varietal wine in it’s own right. The wines were then tasted blind after one year in barrel. The wines that scored less than 90 points were not considered for the final blend. The percentage components of the blend were determined by the scores achieved in the blind tasting. The resultant cuvee is called De Compostella (‘The Compilation of Stars’).

In 2002 Bruwer Raats combined his quest for mastery with winemaker and lifelong friend, Mzokhona Mvemve, and Mvemve Raats was born. Inspired by a constellation of stars merging to create something spectacular. A wine driven neither by style nor variety but its leading component, quality, we take the very best of each variety in each vintage to create an ultra-premium wine of distinction. Guided by the pursuit of excellence, every vintage marks the start of a new challenge. “MR is a wine based on passion and friendship, a desire the be the best. A wine driven by quality and consistency” Mzokhona Mvemve