Winery ThelemaCabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

wine of Stellenbosch of Western Cape of South Africa

The Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Thelema is a wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with
The Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of the Winery Thelema is in the top 0 of wines of Stellenbosch.

Discover the grape variety: Primitivo

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

Informations about the Winery Thelema

The winery offers 38 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

This winery is part of the Thelema Mountain Vineyards.

It is in the top 35 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Thelema is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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