Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Name: Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Brand: Thelema
SKU: 46367

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.

A perfect accompaniment to grilled beef, especially with a Béarnaise sauce and rocket salad.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery : Thelema Mountain Vineyards

winemaker : Gyles Webb & Rudi Schultz

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol rs : 2.3 g/l pH : 3.52 ta : 5.6 g/l

type : Red style : Very Dry body : Full taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

ageing : Already drinking well, and will develop further with age.

in the vineyard : Root stock: 101-14, R110 & R99
Soil type: Hutton – decomposed granite
Age of vines: Planted 1988, 1989 & 2002
Plant density: 3200 vines per hectare
Trellising: Vertical hedge
Pruning: 2-bud spurs every 15cm
Yield: Approximately 7.3 tons per hectare
Irrigation - Supplementary drip
Vintage: Cool summer days with very little rain, resulting in ideal growing conditions for grapes.

about the harvest: Picking date: 23 February
Grape sugar: Approximately 25.5 °B
Acidity: 5.9 - 6.2 g/l
pH at harvest: 3.45 - 3.66

in the cellar : Yeasts: Natural occurring yeasts
Fermentation temp: 27 °C

Method: De-stalked, hand sorting of berries, crushed, pumped into stainless steel tanks, pumped over for 8 days, left for 3 days before pressing, racked to barrel for malolactic fermentation.

Wood maturation: 18 months in barrel. 45% new French oak, balance in older barrels.

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