YAVA at TOKAR ESTATe
curated spaces
Wine + Art!
YAVA’s goal is to inspire, educate and bring people together. World-class art, artists, patrons and collectors coalesce in our space, which is inherently tied to the Yarra Valley region. We’re passionate about linking food, wine & the arts as fabulous reasons to visit the Yarra Valley.
a little about tokar
Tokar Estate now has two generations working alongside each other. We have had immense success in recent years. Our wines have received many accolades and we have expanded our sales into the retail and restaurant markets.
Together with our winemaker, Martin Siebert, we are continually working to finesse our bold and distinctive wine style. The hard work and attention to detail that defined the beginnings of Tokar Estate continue to underpin our vineyard practices, and we still look forward to sharing a glass of wine and a meal with old and new friends.
on the wall at tokar
YAVA is thrilled to be able to move beyond the gallery walls and curate spaces in our partners’ venues. The first of our winery venues is Tokar Estate. Through Spring/Summer this year we’re showcasing oil paintings by Gwendal Guery.
Gwendal’s oil paintings have a illustrative style that pulls you into each dramatic landscape.
You can see the artworks ‘live’ hanging inside Tokar’s beautiful new cellar door.
Tokar’s Cellar Door is OPEN 7 DAYS 10:30am-5:00pm
6 Maddens Lane, Coldstream. 03 5964 9585
Gwendal Guery moved to Australia from France ten years ago. He was fascinated by the beautiful wilderness of the forest and mountains in Victoria and now he captures and expresses the fragility and dramatic nature of the Yarra Ranges. It gave him the desire to paint again.
In France he began his artistic journey in his twenties. Creating sculptures of welded metal and clay, he gained some interest in the small artist village of Dinan, where he was lucky to be included in an exhibition alongside other local artists.
Tokar Estate Vineyard
The Gruyere sub-region of the Yarra Valley where Tokar Estate sits, produces a more savoury, dark fruited and structured Pinot Noir than other parts of the Yarra Valley.
Tokar’s Pinot Noir is made from the fruit of the two Pinot blocks, planted in 1996 and 1998. The main difference between the blocks is the orientation, Pinot A faces West whilst Pinot B faces East. From one we get structure and power and the other provides prettiness.
Winemaking
Tokar Estate’s Pinot Noir is made from several small batches, all treated differently to build layers of complexity. This is a wine of elegance and power, showing flavours of cherry, sesame, vanilla, smoke-cured meat and spice. Made with 30% whole bunches and 30% new oak.
