Thelema Merlot 2008

Name: Thelema Merlot 2008
Brand: Thelema
SKU: 27048

Juicy, upfront red fruit and concentrated flavours, backed up with surprisingly firm tannins. Wonderfully balanced.

variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]

winery : Thelema Mountain Vineyards

winemaker : Gyles Webb & Rudi Schultz

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 15.05 % vol rs : 1.7 g/l pH : 3.75 ta : 5.2 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Maturation Pot: 2011 - 2018

in the vineyard : Varietal: Merlot, clone 192/348A
Soil type: Hutton – decomposed granite
Age of vines: Planted 1988
Irrigation: Supplementary drip

in the cellar : Yeasts: Natural occurring yeasts
Fermentation temp: 27 celcius
Method: De-stalked, sorted on tables, crushed, pumped into stainless steel tanks, cold soak for 2 days, pumped over for 5 days & left on the skins for 2 days before pressing. Racked to barrel for for malo-lactic fermentation.
Wood maturation: 18 months in French oak barrels, 40% new, balance in older barrels

email the winery

email this page

find our wines in :