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ThelemaThe Mint Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
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ThelemaThe Mint Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Size75cl
Vintage2022
ABV14%
CountrySouth Africa
RegionStellenbosch
Main GrapeCabernet Sauvignon (100%)
ExpressionRed, Richly Textured and Full-Bodied

Tasting note

Ripe red berry, cassis and dark chocolate flavours are complimented by hints of mint on the palate. The wine has fine tannins with a long finish.

In the press

95/100 - The aromatics are deep, alluring and complex boasting notes of bruleed coffee beans, minty black chocolate, picante black currants and pithy black cherries with a subtle kiss of padrón pepper herbaceous spice. The palate is medium bodied, silky soft and lithe, the tannins incredibly fine grained and polished, with notes of saline black berries, mulberries, milk chocolate and black plum with a light dusting of dried baking herbs and green tea notes. In its youth, the minty character of the wine is fairly subdued, slightly obscured by a chocolatey coffee bean spice. Give this wine 2 to 3 years to flesh out further and fan its peacock tail, and then drink over 10+ years.
Greg Sherwood MW, Wine Safari

Viticulture

Vertical hedge trellis system on decomposed granite soil. Drip irrigation.

Vinification

De-stalked,hand sorted, crushed, pumped into stainless steel tanks, pumped over 8 days, left for 6 days before pressing. Racked to barrel for malolactic fermentation. 18 months in French oak barrels, 40% new French oak barrels, balance in older barrels.

Food Match

Lamb

ClosureDiam
Suitable for
Vegans
Vegetarians
Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon100%
pH3.51
Total Acidity5.9g/l Tartaric
Residual Sugar1.5g/l
Allergens
Sulphur
SKU CodeL6856122