Description

Tokara
Director’s Reserve White

 

 

SOILS: (V’24)

• • The soils are Oakleaf formed from decomposed granite with colluvial sandstone with a high fraction of gravel and friable granite.

SLOPES:

• • South and South-West aspects ranging from 360 to 540 meters above sea level.

CROPPING AND HARVESTING

• • The vines cropped between 7 and 8.0 tons per hectare.
  • The grapes were hand-picked at optimal flavour ripeness at sugars between 22.5 and 23.5 brix and acidities of 6 g/l to 8.5 g/l.

WINEMAKING

• • The grapes were de-stemmed and crushed and pressed immediately in our inert press.
  • The press juice and free run juice were kept separate and settled overnight, before the clean juice was racked off.
  • Only the free run juice from the best blocks is used in this wine.
  • The juice was then inoculated and moved to 400L barrels for fermentation.
  • All the barrels used were French oak of which 37 % was new.
  • After fermentation the barrels were topped and left on the lees for 9 months with regular lees stirring.
  • The wine was blended in November, stabilised, filtered and bottled soon after.
  • The wine spent a total of 10 months in barrel.

TASTING NOTES:

• • This wine displays a pale straw colour with light catching brilliance.
  • The nose is complex, exhibiting attractive aromas of passionfruit and pink grapefruit intermingled with hints of cassis and freshly toasted brioche.
  • On the palate the wine enters full and rich, reminiscent of the aromas on the nose.
  • It has amazing clarity and depth with a zesty persistence.
  • Currently drinking exceptionally well now but will continue to develop positively with correct cellaring.

Analytics:

• • Alc. Vol%: 14.0%,
  • R/S: 2.2g/L,
  • T/A: 6.5g/L,
  • pH: 3.20

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Wine Advocate – 91 Points

Shows pretty brightness, wild herb, stone fruit and acacia honey. The wine is balanced over a medium finish, resulting in an accessible drinking style.

The Tokara 2022 Stellenbosch Director’s Reserve White (with 10,000 bottles made under screw cap) sees nine months in 400-liter French oak, with 25% new wood.

 

 

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