Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Name: Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Brand: Thelema
SKU: 26809

Complex and stylish, with bags of ripe blackfruit and coffee flavours. This wine is bone dry, yet exhibits a lovely sweet character on the palate, with some eucalyptus notes. The finish is long and firm.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery : Thelema Mountain Vineyards

winemaker : Gyles Webb & Rudi Schultz

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.95 % vol rs : 2.4 g/l pH : 3.66 ta : 5.1 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Will age well for 5 – 10 years.

in the vineyard : Varietal 100% Cabernet Sauvignon – clone 46
Root stock 101-14, R110 & R99
Soil type Hutton – decomposed granite
Age of vines Planted 1988 & 1989
Trellising Vertical hedge

in the cellar : Yeasts Natural occuring
Fermentation temp 26 degrees
Method De-stalked, hand sorting of berries, crushed, pumped into s/s tanks, pumped over for 6 days, left for 5 days before pressing, racked to barrel for malolactic fermentation.
Wood maturation 18 months in French oak barrels. New oak: 40%, balance 3rd/4th fills

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