Raats Family Wines wins Sylvain barrel
By Christian Eedes, 6 August 2015
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Best wine overall at the inaugural RisCura Red Hot Wine was the MR de Compostella and the prize for producing this a new top-of-range 225-litre Grande Reserve Château Tradition barrel from Tonnellerie Sylvain valued at €855 (equivalent to R11 885 at the current exchange rate).
De Compostella is made in the Raats Family Wines cellar and here Jean Daneel, who is Sylvain’s representative in South Africa can be seen with winemaker Gavin Bruwer Slabbert and winemag.co.za editor Christian Eedes.
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