Raats Family Wines: The Fountain Terroir Specific Chenin Blanc 2022 (for CWG)

About the Wine Estate

t is no secret that Raats Family Wines, under the custodianship of Bruwer Raats, produce some of the most expressive and celebrated Chenin Blancs and Cabernet Francs in South Africa. With his painstaking attention to detail and quality, Bruwer has earned the reputation as the king of these varieties. It was therefore no co-incidence that in 2017, he was nominated by winemaking legend Boela Gerber from Groot Constantia to join the Guild, recognising his contribution in creating benchmark Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc. Bruwer accepted this honour with humility and gratitude and has been an active serving Guild member ever since. The annual Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction showcases rare and unique wines produced in small quantities exclusively for the auction by the members of the Guild. The wines have undergone rigorous screening by an independent laboratory before being tasted blind and selected by specialist panels of Guild members. Every year in October the CWG auction is being held at Stellenbosch. All winemakers of the Guild are allowed to present one or two specific wines made only for this event showing great quality basically to market the wine making capabilities of the estate and South Africa in general. That auction is well positioned in the wine industry and every year wine lovers and collectors from all over the world join the event to bid for the finest South African wines. All these wines are being sold in smaller quantities. Most wines stay in South Africa and they are nearly impossible to find in Europe. Except for the wines we are buying at CWG.