Juicy, rounded Merlot with a spicy nose, sweet with cinnamon and freshened by liquorice and a pleasant mouthful of red and black berries.
This lighter and more elegant style of Merlot is ideal with more delicate game dishes or with lamb.
"Thelema is always among the best Merlot producers in the Cape. This bottling, sourced from vines planted between 1988 and 2000, is fleshy, textured and comparatively forward, with some coffee bean aromas from 25% new wood, cassis, red pepper and fresh herb flavours and supple, palate-caressing tannins"
93pts Tim AtkinMW South Africa Special Report Sep 2025
