Tokara Reserve Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
R440,00
The wine displays a brilliant purple-black core and deep ruby edge. The nose leads with classic aromas of cassis, black cherry, subtle dried lavender and graphite. There is an intriguing freshness underscoring these aromas with hints of briary fruit and Chinese five spice. The palate is full-bodied with dense fine-grained tannins, indulgent ripe fruit and a multi-layered persistent finish.
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In the cellar
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. The grapes were fermented in stainless steel and wooden upright (foudre) fermenters. Pump-overs, délestage 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 further maturation. The wines spent a total of twenty-two months in 55% new French oak - the rest being older French oak barriques. During maturation the wines received four racking’s, all done barrel to barrel. The wine was bottled in January 2024 with no fining and a light filtration.
In the vineyard
Only grapes from the Reserve blocks and from the best parts of these blocks are used. The vineyards yielded between 7 and 8 t/ha. The grapes were hand-picked at optimal ripeness between the 24th and the 31stMarch.
Ageing
22 months
Cultivar
Cabernet Sauvignon
Food Pairing
Slow braised beef cheek, with pomegranate jus and onion marmalade phyllo parcel. Or Beef short rib, braised and served in an Asian style broth paired with crispy vegetable wontons and a panko crusted dauphinoise.
