TOKARA Reserve Collection Elgin Sauvignon Blanc 2022

TASTING NOTES The wine displays a stunning light straw colour with a brilliant green edge. The nose opens with aromas of green apple and lime juice subtly interplayed with Caped Gooseberry and a subtle wisp of blackcurrant leaf. There is an amazing freshness as the wine enters the palate, with zesty green apple flavours leading to a textured mid-palate and a lingering saline finish.

The grapes are grown on Tokara's Highlands farm in Elgin This wine is blended from a handful of the top performing blocks on this property each chosen for their exquisite flavour and aromatic profile.

Once the grapes had had reached optimum flavour ripeness, the grapes were hand-picked at dawn, ideally at sugars between 21.5 and 22.5. Whole bunches were cooled in a cold room before being transported in a closed truck to our winery on The Helshoogte Pass in Stellenbosch.

Immediately upon arrival the grapes were destemmed, crush and cold pressed in our press (zero air) . The press juice and free run juice were kept separate and settled overnight, followed by racking off the next day. Only The juice was fermented at 15 degrees Celsius in stainless steel tanks with selected wine yeast. 5% of the blend is made up of wine fermented in 400L 3rd fill barrels and matured there for 5 months . After fermentation the wine was sulphured and left on the lees for five months with regular lees stirring before stabilization, filtration and bottling.

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