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2008 Thelema Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon The Mint Stellenbosch
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2008 Thelema Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon The Mint Stellenbosch

Producer: Thelema Mountain Vineyards
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
Origin: South Africa
Region: South Africa

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91(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2011

Bright red-ruby.  Blackberry, bitter chocolate and violet on the nose, with the typical peppermint element of this bottling.  Dense and deep but youthfully tight, with suave black fruit and mint flavors supported by harmonious acidity and a strong tannic spine.  As young as it is, it's seamless from the start.  A classic vintage for this wine, but it needs time in bottle.

90 Points | Wine Spectator
92 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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About South Africa

South Africa has produced wines in the area of Cape Town since the 17th century, but the country's significant place in the U.S. market is far more recent. During the era of apartheid, trade sanctions imposed on imports from South Africa kept these wines out of the U.S. and many other markets, with the effect that local South African winemakers had little incentive to produce wines that could compete in a global setting...
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Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon built its reputation on Bordeaux's Left Bank. Here, in the district of Medoc, the varietal is the key component of blended wines that also may include some Merlot and Cabernet Franc, and even Malbec and Petit Verdot. Moving slightly south, Cabernet Sauvignon meets Merlot in roughly equal proportions in the red wines of Graves. In both of these Bordeaux regions, the top bottles...
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