Description

Tokara
Cabernet Sauvignon

 

 

Cropping and harvesting (V’22)

• • The vineyards yielded between 5 and 9 t/ha.
  • The grapes were handpicked at optimal ripeness at sugars between 24 and 25.5 brix and acidities between 5.3 & 6.2 g/l.

Winemaking

• • Hand-picked grapes were destemmed before passing across a sorting table for the removal of all unwanted material and then crushed directly into stainless steel tanks and wooden upright (foudre) fermenters.
  • The must was cooled to between 10 and 15°C for a cold soak before fermentation started naturally.
  • Pump-overs, délestage and punching down of the cap were implemented twice a day for extraction until the fermentation completed.
  • The tanks were given macerationpost fermentation depending on tannin extraction and development.
  • The wines were put to barrel for malolactic fermentation after which they were racked, sulphured and put back to barrel for further maturation.
  • The wines spent a total of nineteen months in 20% new French oak and the rest being older French oak
  • barriques – all 225L format.
  • During the maturation the components were racked twice where after the wine was blended in tank and returned to barrel to homogenise and mature further.
  • The wines received a light fining before filtration and bottling in November 2022.

TASTING NOTES:

• • This wine has a beautiful bright claret colour.
  • There are aromas of dark cherry, subtle cassis and blackberry on the nose complimented by underlying notes of dark chocolate and dried cranberry.
  • The palate is packed with delicious dark fruit interwoven in spice and light toast notes from the barrels.
  • A tannin profile reminiscent of silky dark chocolate with poised freshness round off the finish.
  • This wine will drink well now but will also benefit from cellaring.

Food pairing:

• • Enjoy with lightly smoked Springbok carpaccio, grilled veal chops, braised meat dishes or a juicy steak.

ANALYSIS:

• • Alc% by vol  14.5,
  • Residual Sugar 2.5g/l,
  • Total Acidity 5.2,
  • pH 3.63

 

 

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