Grapes; Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc.

The Tokara estate is in a beautiful situation which offers visitors a unique combination of award-winning wines, brandy and olive oils, a gallery of fine art, plus a restaurant overlooking the vineyards. The winery, situated outside Stellenbosch, is nestled among vineyards and olive groves on the crest of the Helshoogte Pass with sweeping views across False Bay and all the way to Table Mountain.

Tokara prides itself on making wines that are site specific. Even though vineyards were initially planted on the southern slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain, two other farms, Highlands in the Elgin district and Siberia in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley near Hermanus, were additionally acquired. In doing so the winery is able to produce wines which express the distinct characteristics of these three prime wine producing regions. Elected to South Africa’s prestigious Cape Winemaker’s Guild in 2012, Miles Mossop, lead winemaker at Tokara expresses his winemaking philosophy as follows,’‘My aim is simple. Source grapes from exceptional vineyards, pick them at the correct time and help guide them through the natural process off winemaking.’ ‘I aim to achieve wines with finesse and elegance but still showing aspects of power and fruit concentration.’