
Thelema Merlot Reserve 2018
This wine is a blend of the best parcels within our merlot vineyards. A wine well structured and showing extraordinary concentrations of ripe berries and cedar wood. Will reward cellaring.
Maturation
Will continue to develop well for 8 years.
Food Pairing
Mushroom risotto, rich pastas and grilled meats.
Winemaker's Comments
This wine is a blend of the best parcels within our merlot vineyards. A wine well structured and showing extraordinary concentrations of ripe berries and cedar wood. Will reward cellaring.
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R390.00
Tasting Notes
Viticultural Practices
Varietal | Merlot – Clone 192 |
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Root stock | R99 |
Soil type | Hutton – decomposed granite |
Age of vines | Planted 1988 |
Plant density | 3200 vines per hectare |
Trellising | Vertical hedge |
Pruning | 2-bud spurs every 12cm |
Yield | 12 t/ha |
Irrigation | Supplementary drip |
Vintage | A warm, dry vintage with a late start, resulted in smaller tonnage but yielding balanced,well structured wines with lovely intensity. |
Picking date | 21 February |
Grape sugar | 25.4 °B |
Acidity | 5.1 g/l |
pH at harvest | 3.54 |
Winemaking Practices
Yeasts | Natural occurring yeasts |
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Fermentation temp | 27 °C |
Method | De-stalked, hand sorted, crushed, pumped into stainless steel fermentation tanks, cold soak for two days, and pumped over twice a day for 5 days, an aerated pump over in the morning and a closed circulation in the afternoon. After fermentation the wine is pressed and racked to barrel for malolactic fermentation. |
Wood maturation | 18 months in 100% new French oak barrels |
Wine Details
Residual Sugar | 1.8 g/l |
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pH | 3.41 |
Total acid | 6.0 g/l |
Alcohol | 14% by volume |
Maturation | 2020 – 2029 |
The Current Range


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Thelema Riesling 2017

Thelema Chardonnay 2017

Thelema “Ed’s Reserve” Chardonnay 2017

Thelema Cap Classique 2015

Thelema “Vin de Hel” Muscat Late Harvest (375ml) 2019

Thelema Semillon Late Harvest (375ml) 2015

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Thelema Mountain Red 2017

Thelema Shiraz 2016

Thelema The Abbey 2018

Thelema Merlot 2018

Thelema Merlot Reserve 2018

Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Magnum (1.5L)

Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Thelema Rabelais 2018

Thelema Rabelais 2018
3 pack box set
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Thelema Rabelais 2018
6 pack box set
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