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In stock
Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
$58.00
A long, seamless and polished cabernet with some of the rusticity often seen in South African cabernet. Its deep, faintly meaty aromas of dark berries, plums and cedar/cigarboxy oak precedes a smooth core of cassis and red berry flavour supported by fine, tight-grained tannins. The wine takes a long time to breathe and to shed some reductive aspects – so I suggest double-decanting in its youth. Having watched it closely over a few days I have seen it steadily reveal its true purity and expression. It has the balance and structure to age gracefully.
Vintage
2020
Peak years to drink
2028 - 2032+
Jeremy's score
93 / 100
Seal type
Cork
11 in stock
Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon
Stellenbosch
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2020
Alc %: 14.5
$ Rel: 58
A long, seamless and polished cabernet with some of the rusticity often seen in South African cabernet. Its deep, faintly meaty aromas of dark berries, plums and cedar/cigarboxy oak precedes a smooth core of cassis and red berry flavour supported by fine, tight-grained tannins. The wine takes a long time to breathe and to shed some reductive aspects - so I suggest double-decanting in its youth. Having watched it closely over a few days I have seen it steadily reveal its true purity and expression. It has the balance and structure to age gracefully.
Last Date Tasted: 20/12/2024
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Cellar
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Drink Now
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Maybe Too Old
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Vintage
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Score/100
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Score/20
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Year To Drink
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2020
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93 | 18.2 | 2028-2032+  | Buy it |
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2019
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94 | 18.5 | 2027-2031+ |
Winery
Thelema
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
Red Wines
Address:
Helshoogte Road , Stellenbosch , 7601 South Africa
Principal Wine Region:
Stellenbosch
Telephone:
+27 21 885 1924
Website:
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