Thelema Mountain Vineyards has always been a benchmark cellar in South Africa and one of the pioneers in the Helshoogte region during the early 1990s. Their attention to detail, especially in the vineyards, and also in the wine making and wine maturation processes, set many a standard for the wine industry as we know it today. The pureness of the fruit flavours of Thelema wines has impressed me since those early days, when this style of wine making was not yet the norm. Recently they have also invested in an Elgin property, named Sutherland.
The Sutherland Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot blend shows the typical clean fruit and balanced oak flavours of all Thelema wines, with an extra cool-climate elegance. Beautiful spice and minty flavours are complemented by red fruit and oak aromas. The palate is refreshing and structured with long lasting black berry and plum flavours.
This wine is worth cellaring. At only R100 per bottle, I fear, your cellar may not see much of it for long.
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