Rated equal to, or slightly higher than, similar wines at this price point
Winery | Thelema |
|---|---|
Grapes | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Region | Stellenbosch |
Wine style | South African Cabernet Sauvignon |
Alcohol content | 13.95% |
Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Wine description | Complex and stylish, with aromas of ripe blackcurrant, dark chocolate and pencil shavings. This wine is bone dry, yet exhibits a lovely sweet fruit character on the palate, with a lovely long finish. |
The South African wine industry has pushed to make Cabernet Sauvignon their flagship grape in the last 25 years.
The vintners pushed to try to make a more distinctly juicy and ripe Cabernet than they first created, and nowadays you can expect a lot of dark fruit, a little savoriness, cedar and spicy notes.
Cabernet Sauvignon is the most widely planted red grape in South Africa. Winemakers often ...
