Tokara Reserve Collection Syrah 2022
Savoury & Earthy Dry Red
Syrah
Stellenbosch
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South Africa
Blackberry, violet and clove with silky tannins and peppery length.
Regular price£38.95
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Why You'll Love It
An impressively refined Cape Syrah that combines generous dark fruit with floral lift and savoury complexity. A little whole-bunch fermentation brings spice, while patient French oak ageing gives structure without overwhelming the fruit. Excellent with lamb or venison.
About The Producer
Tokara sits on the Helshoogte Pass above Stellenbosch, where vineyards look across the Banghoek Valley towards False Bay. Founded by GT Ferreira in the 1990s, the estate takes its name from his children Thomas and Kara and has become one of South Africa's leading modern wine properties. Its vineyards occupy slopes with decomposed granite and sandstone soils, at elevations that help preserve freshness through the Cape's warm growing season. The team selects and vinifies parcels separately before blending, giving particular attention to precision, texture and ageing potential. Tokara's Director's Reserve White has become a benchmark Stellenbosch Sauvignon Blanc–Sémillon blend, demonstrating that generous Cape fruit can sit alongside fine oak handling and real mineral definition.
Winemaking Information
The 2022 Tokara Reserve Collection Syrah is 100% Syrah from a single block on the Simonsberg slopes near Stellenbosch. Hand-picked grapes are chilled, with 25% fermented as whole bunches and the balance destemmed. Fermentation begins spontaneously in upright wooden fermenters after a cold soak of up to five days. The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in barrel and extended maturation in French oak, including approximately 20% new oak, before bottling without fining or filtration. The 2022 supplier specification gives 14.5% ABV and 1.3 g/L residual sugar. The source contains differing total-ageing figures, so an exact month count is not asserted.
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