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Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon
Stellenbosch
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2021
Alc %: 14.0
$ Rel: 59
Dark and vibrant in colour, this elegant, savoury cabernet unfolds a complex bouquet of cassis, dark plums, cedar/chocolate oak and suggestions of earth and dried herbs. Long, earthy and fine-grained, with a pliant spine, it's complete, supple and poised, underpinned by fine, drying tannins and wrapped in a fresh acidity. Finishes with lingering earthy, faintly meaty notes.
Last Date Tasted: 17/09/2026
Vintage
Score/100
Score/20
Year To Drink
2021
9217.9

2029-2033+

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2020
9318.2

2028-2032+

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2019
9418.5

2027-2031+

Winery

One of the most outstanding and respected wine producers in South Africa, Thelema is a jewel in the crown of Cape wine production. Led by its near-incomparable Cabernet Sauvignon, Thelema is as consistent as it is surprising. Just insert a bottle of its wine in an international tasting and watch the crowd spill over with confusion. A quality-driven enterprise with an exceptional vineyard whose higher slopes ripen significantly later than its lower reaches, Thelema would be an iconic producer no matter what geography or culture it came from. Take its wines very seriously indeed, but don't be too serious in the company of its owners, Gyles and Barbra Webb.
Chief Executive(s):
Gyles Webb
Winemaker:
Gyles Webb
Address:
Helshoogte Road , Stellenbosch , 7601 South Africa
Principal Wine Region:
Stellenbosch
Telephone:
+27 21 885 1924
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