Description

Tokara Telos
ultra-premium
Bordeaux blend

 

 

• • 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec, 3% Merlot.
  • 63% new oak, medium toast and house toast, very fine grain, 5 years open seasoning.

HARVESTING AND WINEMAKING:

• • Hand harvested into 15 kilogram lug boxes and using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) images to assist in picking areas of homogenous ripening.
  • Placed in a cold room overnight and sorted twice on a Pellenc Mechanical sorter and subsequent individual berry sorting on a vibrating table.
  • Gravity fed directly to tank where 30% whole and 70% crushed berries underwent a four day cold maceration.
  • Whole berry fermentation results in red berry fruit characteristics that temper the black berry characteristics of regular ferments resulting in a full spectrum of flavours.
  • Natural fermentation with indigenous yeasts with open pump overs and three complete delestages during fermentation.
  • Fermented dry on skins with up to one week post fermentation maceration.
  • Basket pressed using only the free run juice for TELOS. All press fractions aged separately.
    Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrel then racked, sulphured and returned to barrel for 22 months.
  • Three rackings during ageing with blending occurring 4 months before bottling.
  • Number of bottles available: 1000

FOOD PAIRINGS:

• • Herb crusted lamb, pork belly or grilled ostrich served with roasted seasonal vegetables.

TASTING NOTES:

• • A wine of great precision and intensity from the first taste to the persistent finish.
  • With evident complexity, exceptional balance and a well-defined structure, this is a wine that will reward patient cellaring while offering endless enjoyment now.

 

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