The Winery Tokara of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Tokara
The winery offers 40 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 54 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Tokara is one of the world's great estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Tokara wines

Looking for the best Winery Tokara wines in Stellenbosch among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Tokara wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Tokara wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Tokara

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Tokara

How Winery Tokara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of grilled lobster with tarragon cream sauce, ham and comté quiche or tuna and goat cheese pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Tokara

On the nose the white wine of Winery Tokara. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, stone fruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, butter or vanilla. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Tokara. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Tokara

  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Tokara.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Tokara

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Tokara

How Winery Tokara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of venison stew to be prepared the day before, douez battata with cardoons (moroccan lamb stew) or traditional welsh dark beer.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Tokara

On the nose the red wine of Winery Tokara. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oak or cheese and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, nutty or cedar. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Tokara. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Tokara

  • 2005With an average score of 4.48/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.14/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Tokara.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Tokara

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Tokara

How Winery Tokara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of old-fashioned pork roll, tuna pie or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Tokara

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Tokara. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Tokara

  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Tokara.

  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Size (champagne)

Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.

The top sweet wines of Winery Tokara

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Tokara

How Winery Tokara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of penne with smoked salmon and crème fraiche, rice with seafood or summer tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Tokara

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Tokara. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Tokara. is a mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Tokara

  • 2010With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Tokara.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top pink wines of Winery Tokara

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Tokara

How Winery Tokara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue or scrambled eggs with bacon on toast.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Tokara

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Tokara. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Tokara

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Tokara.

  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Destemming

Operation consisting in eliminating the vegetal part of the bunch supporting the berries, its maceration with the must giving a herbaceous taste to the wine.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Tokara

Planning a wine route in the of Stellenbosch? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Tokara.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Tokara and wines from the region

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A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

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The word of the wine: Size (champagne)

Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.