TOKARA Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

This wine has a beautiful bright ruby colour. There are aromas of cranberry, subtle cassis and blackberry on the nose complimented by underlying notes of five spice and the slightest hint of vanilla. The palate is packed with delicious dark fruit interwoven in spice and light toasty 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 benefit from cellaring.

The vineyards yielded between 3 and 12 t/ha. The grapes were handpicked at optimal ripeness at sugars between 24 and 26 brix and acidities between 5.1 & 6.8g/l

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 fermenters. The must was cooled to between 10 and 15 degrees for a cold soak before fermentation started naturally.

The wines were put to barrel for malolactic fermentation after which hey were racked, sulphured and put back to barrel for further maturation. The wines spent a total of neneteen months in 21% new French oak and the rest being older French oak barriques all 225L format. During maturation the components were racked twice where-after the wine was blended in tank and returned to barrel to homogenize and mature further.