Wine Composition
96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet
Franc
Winemakers Comments
The wine displays a vibrant maroon color. The nose leads with dark berry fruits, five-spice, and cedarwood. Brightness and vibrancy are underlying all of these aromas with hints of fresh herbs and red currant notes. The palate is rich and brooding with flavors that mirror the aromas. The mid-palate is weighty, yet it leads to a textured finish with lingering grainy tannins.
Awards
Double Gold - Michelangelo International Wine & Spirit Awards 2019
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14.5%
TA
5.5 g/l
pH
3.54
RS
3.0 g/l
Winemaker
Name: Miles Mossop
Cellar Techniques
The grapes were de-stemmed, before passing across a sorting table for the removal of all
unwanted material and then crushed directly into tanks for fermentation without the use of
pumps. There is first a period of cold maceration for up to 5 days before the fermentation
starts spontaneously (without the use of selected yeast strains). The grapes were fermented
in stainless steel and wooden upright (foudre) fermenters. Pump-overs, dellastage and
punching down of the cap were implemented twice a day for extraction until the fermentation
completed. The tanks were given maceration post fermentation. The wines were put to barrel
for malolactic fermentation after which they were racked, sulphured and put back to barrel
for a further maturation. The wines spent a total of twenty-two months in 63% new French
oak - the rest being older French oak barriques. During maturation the wines received four
racking's, all done barrel to barrel.
Winery
The TOKARA farm was purchased in 1994 by GT Ferreira for residential purposes, but it wasn’t long before the great potential for planting vineyards was recognised and explored. Classic varietals were planted on the 400m above sea-level slopes. The cool air and low temperatures contribute to the excellent quality of TOKARA Wines.
TOKARA is a picture perfect destination which offers visitors a unique combination of award-winning wines, brandy and olive oils, a gallery of fine art, a restaurant featuring one of South Africa’s leading chefs as well as a delicatessen.
The winery, on the R310 outside Stellenbosch, is nestled among vineyards and olive groves on the crest of the Helshoogte Pass with sweeping views across False Bay and all the way to Table Mountain.
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