Reviews & Ratings

2005 Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon

Winery: Thelema

Vintage: 2005

Wine Name/Vineyard:

Wine Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Grape blend: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: Stellenbosch

State or country: South Africa

Price: $41

Cases produced: 1,000

KWG Score: 87.2 (based on 4 reviews)

Ken's Wine Rating: Very Good (89.99-87)

Review date: July 15, 2008

Wine Review: This very dark purple wine opens with a complex smoky, black olive, oak influenced, spicy blackberry bouquet. On the palate, this medium bodied wine is smooth, well balanced, and very approachable with wood influenced spicy black cherry and dusty blackberry flavors. The finish is dry, wood influenced, and subtle. This wine will really appeal to Rioja and oaky wine fans. This wine is very food friendly and would pair nicely with a NY strip steak. Enjoy – Ken

Winemaker Notes: This age-worthy Cabernet from the heralded Thelema estate has become a benchmark South African bottling. Sleek and stylish, it abounds with alluring flavors of blackberry and blackcurrant intertwined with complex notes of coffee, cedar, tobacco, and eucalyptus.

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