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Acclaimed Jasper Raats farms exceptional single vineyards through his maverick range to craft organic wines that reflect both their origin and his distinctive winemaking philosophy of character, depth, and soul.

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Winemaker

Jasper Raats

Jasper Raats is the cellar master of Longridge Wine Estate, but his own label is where his most personal winemaking vision comes to life. The Jasper Raats Single Vineyard Collection is built entirely on the principle that great wine begins with a specific sense of place. Every wine in the range originates from a carefully selected single vineyard.

Jasper is unafraid to push traditional boundaries. His winemaking process is distinctive in character, with grapes that are terroir driven and epitomize the microclimate of the individual vineyard from where they originate. He selects small pockets of exceptional vineyards across the famed Helderberg (the coolest sub-region of Stellenbosch), then applies techniques and produces styles that are sometimes atypical to the cultivar, creating poetic wines with old-world elegance.

His personality is unmistakably present in every bottle. Whether working with Chardonnay fermented in concrete and clay, a single-vineyard Syrah from Driefontein, or the boundary-pushing Skebenga blend, Jasper crafts wines that make a statement and leave a lasting memory on the drinker. The collection represents the creative freedom of a winemaker at the peak of his craft.

Attributes

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Spotlight - the single-vineyard collection

A maverick on the Helderberg

Jasper Raats is one of South Africa's most respected vignerons - a maverick winemaker focused on organic precision and pure expressions of single-vineyard sites. As Cellar Master of Longridge and the visionary behind his own Jasper Raats Single Vineyard Collection, he works the coolest pockets of the Helderberg slope with techniques that are deliberately atypical for each cultivar.

Chardonnay fermented in concrete and clay. A single-vineyard Syrah from Driefontein. The boundary-pushing Skebenga blend. Every wine in the collection makes a statement and leaves a lasting memory - the creative freedom of a winemaker at the peak of his craft.

Jasper Raats vineyards on the Helderberg

The Wines

Basket & Barrel Pinot Noir bottle shot

Basket & Barrel Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

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Concrete & Clay Chardonnay bottle shot

Concrete & Clay Chardonnay

Chardonnay

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Raincatcher Red bottle shot

Raincatcher Red

Bordeaux Blend

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Skebenga bottle shot

Skebenga

Red Blend

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Olindo Verdelho bottle shot

Olindo Verdelho

Verdelho

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Cuvée Rika Pinot Noir bottle shot

Cuvée Rika Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

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Die Plêk Cinsaut bottle shot

Die Plêk Cinsaut

Cinsaut

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Driefontein Blanc bottle shot

Driefontein Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc

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Driefontein Syrah bottle shot

Driefontein Syrah

Syrah

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Wine Portfolio

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