Winery ThelemaRabelais
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Petit Verdot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Rabelais of the Winery Thelema is in the top 50 of wines of South Africa and in the top 40 of wines of Stellenbosch.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Rabelais of Winery Thelema in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Rabelais
Pairings that work perfectly with Rabelais
Original food and wine pairings with Rabelais
The Rabelais of Winery Thelema matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb, lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices or penne à la toscane.
Details and technical informations about Winery Thelema's Rabelais.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Rabelais from Winery Thelema are 2007, 2009, 2017, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Thelema
The Winery Thelema is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 42 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.
The word of the wine: INAO glass
Glass adapted to wine tasting, created in the 1970s by the Institut national des appellations d'origine. At the time, it had the advantage of offering a standardised tool to all tasters. It is characterized by a wide base that allows for good ventilation and a narrow mouth (opening of the glass) to concentrate the aromas. Many high-performance glasses have been created based on this model.
