TOKARA Reserve Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
£26.95 incl. VAT
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TOKARA Reserve Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 displays a brilliant purple-black core and deep ruby edge.
The nose leads with classic graphite notes, black cherry and briary fruits interwoven with aromas of cassis and five spice. There is a deft freshness underscoring these aromas with hints of ripe tomato skin and fynbos scrub.
The palate is pleasantly full-bodied with flavours mirroring aromas all leading to a multi-layered persistent finish.
Wine Magazine, 92 Points
International Wine Review (USA), 92 Points
International Wine Challenge, 92 Points
Decanter, 92 Points
International Wine Challenge (UK), 92 Points
Tim Atkin, 94 Points
Gilbert & Gaillard, 95 Points
Vivino rating: 4.2
CROPPING AND HARVESTING
Only grapes from the best blocks and from the best parts of these blocks are used. The average yield is between 7 and 10 t/ha. The grapes were hand-picked at optimal ripeness between the 8th and the 29th March.
WINEMAKING
The grapes were gently de-stemmed, before passing across a sorting table for the removal of all unwanted leaves or stalks and then crushed directly into tanks for fermentation using only gravity. There is a period of cold maceration for up to 5 days before the fermentation starts spontaneously (using the natural yeast strains present on the grapes). The grapes were fermented in stainless steel and wooden upright (foudre) fermenters. Pump-overs, dellastage 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 spent a total of twenty-two months in 52% 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 2020 with no fining and a light filtration.
18 831 bottles were produced.
