
Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
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.
Food Pairing
A perfect accompaniment to grilled beef, especially with a Béarnaise sauce and rocket salad.
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Tasting Notes
Viticultural Practices
Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon – clone 46C ,169A and 338C |
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Root stock | 101-14, R110 & R99 |
Soil type | Hutton – decomposed granite |
Age of vines | Planted 2002, 2003 & 2008 |
Plant density | 2000 - 2300 vines per hectare |
Trellising | Vertical hedge |
Pruning | 2-bud spurs every 15cm |
Yield | Approximately 7.8 tons per hectare |
Irrigation | Supplementary drip |
Vintage | Cool weather conditions constituted smaller more concentrated berries, leading to wines with great natural acidity and flavour. |
Picking date | 19 Feb - 18 March |
Grape sugar | 23.6 - 25.5°B |
Acidity | 5.7 - 6.5 g/l |
pH at harvest | 3.5 - 3.6 |
Winemaking Practices
Yeasts | Alchemy 3 / X-Pure |
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Method | The grapes were gently de-stemmed, retaining as many whole berries as possible, before passing over an additional vibrating table to remove all MOG(matter other than grapes), after which a displacement pump takes the fruit to its fermentation tank. The tanks are then inoculated with a specific commercial yeast strain, this way insuring the development of the perfect flavour profile. Fermentation is done in stainless steel fermenters, and a combination of aerative pump overs and punch down techniques are used to ensure optimal colour, tannin and flavour extraction. Once fermentation is complete the wine is drained off the skins and moved to a holding tank to be barrelled down. Malolactic fermentation takes place in the barrels. The wines age gracefully in place for 18 months, with 35% new French oak barrels, and receive only one racking during this period. After tasting through all the individual lots our winemaking team decides on the final blend, the barrels are emptied into the tank farm and the wines are prepared for bottling |
Wood maturation | 18 months in barrel. 35% new French oak, balance in older barrels. |
Wine Details
Residual sugar | 1.6 g/l |
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pH | 3.66 |
Total acid | 5.6 g/l |
Alcohol | 13.5 % |
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