Tokara Reserve Collection Chardonnay 2012

The 2012 Reserve Collection Stellenbosch Chardonnay sees 11 months in tight-grain French oak of which 37% were new. It has a much more floral bouquet with mirabelle, dried apricot and a touch of butterscotch coming through with aeration. The palate is very well balanced and seems to have more substance and length than the 2013, with a crisp and vivacious orange zest and spice-driven finish. Excellent. Score - 92. (Neal Martin, erobertparker.com, Oct. 2014)