Mveme Raats new releases
By Christian Eedes, 10 May 2026
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Having long produced only a single wine – the Bordeaux-style red blend De Compostella, first released in 2004 – Mzo Mvemve and Bruwer Raats expanded the MR portfolio with the introduction of the white blend Vesperi from the 2023 vintage. The second vintage of the white is now out together with the red blend from 2023.
MR Vesperi 2024
Price: R1,300
41% Chenin Blanc, 37% Sauvignon Blanc, 22% Semillon. Matured for nine months in older oak. Lime, lemon, soft citrus, a hint of herbs and some yeasty complexity on the nose. The palate is polished but not ingratiating – good fruit weight, well integrated acidity, the finish gently savoury. Broad but not listless, this is a wine that succeeds because of its individuality rather than any adherence to conventional stylistic norms. Alc: 13%.
CE’s rating: 95 | Distinctive
MR de Compostella 2023
Price: R2,250
30% Cabernet Franc, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Malbec; 17% Petit Verdot and 8% Merlot. Pretty aromatics of cranberry, raspberry, a hint of cassis, rose, fresh herbs, vanilla and oak spice. Medium bodied with fresh acidity and super-fine tannins. Elegant and restrained, this is a properly serious wine, perhaps a little lighter than either 2021 or 2022, the complete absence of sweetness nevertheless serving it well. Alcl 14%.
CE’s rating: 95 | Classic
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Jamie Johnson | 14 May 2026
I’m curious how much of these wines end up in the local market given that it’s cheaper abroad. One dynamic I’m yet to get my head around is how after taking into account international shipping, insurance, import duties, distributor/retailer margins etc how wines end up being sold cheaper in export markets. I personally prefer to give my money to those producers like Sadie, Alheit, Damascene, Boschkloof etc who offer their wines to the local market at very fair prices.
Elfie Davie | 18 May 2026
Hi Jamie
To clarify, your assumption that our wine is more expensive in South Africa than abroad is not correct.
1. According to Vivino, the average global price on all vintages is R2479 per bottle. Our new release MR de Compostella 2023 is selling at R2250 from our tasting room, well below the global average.
2. The price for MR de Compostella 2021 from Berry Brothers & Rudd in the UK is GBP70 in bond a bottle excluding duties and sales tax. This means if you want your wine out of bond you need to add duty, handling fees, delivery and 20% sales tax. That will bring the amount to GBP95 out of bond. With an exchange rate of say R23 to the pound it computes to R2185. This wine was selling at R2050 from our cellar door.
3. You do find certain offerings where the price is lower, it is either a retailer that bought a large volume from an importer/distributor thereby offering the wine at a special price to their clients or online platforms that sell our wine at a reduced price using this as leverage to lure people onto their sites, a problem all brands face.
If you believe that our wine is not a fair price, I respect your opinion, but your statement that it is more expensive in SA is not correct. We sell 30% of our MR in SA, to people who believe it is a fair price, each one of these people we value immensely and am truly grateful for, as we work so hard to create a world-class wine.
Kind regards
Bruwer Raats
Jamie Johnson | 19 May 2026
Thank you for taking the time to reply and explain, much appreciated. My comment wasn’t made in reflection to the quality of your wine but merely comparing local vs international market prices. As part of a large group of UK buyers, I am privy to offers by many merchants and MR de Compostella 2023 was offered just a few weeks ago for £333 IB per case of 6x75cl which works out around £70 DP per bottle (R1560 at current market FX rates) – 30% below the local market price. Something that I have yet to see for the likes of the producers mentioned above.
Jamie Johnson | 19 May 2026
A quick search on WineSearcher in the UK shows the 2018 and 2020 vintages being offered for R1285-1335, as an example, to back up my point above.